BMA warns against calling pregnant women ‘expectant mothers’ as it ‘may offend intersex men’
by Jamie Bullen Pregnant women should not be called “expectant mothers” over fears it could upset transgender people, it was claimed. The British Medical Association has urged for them to be known as “pregnant people” so it can include intersex or transgender men. The advice was published in a BMA internal leaflet entitled “A guide to effective communication: inclusive language in the workplace”. It suggests “the elderly” should be referred to as “older people”, “disabled lifts” as “accessible lifts” and someone who is “biologically male or female” known as “assigned male or female”. In the guide’s pregnancy section, it...
by Jamie Bullen Pregnant women should not be called “expectant mothers” over fears it could upset transgender people, it was claimed. The British Medical Association has urged for them to be known as “pregnant people” so it can include...
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