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UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by TheArchangel(f): 8:07pm On Oct 25, 2017
The United Kingdom is lobbying the United Nations to change the language in a treaty from “pregnant women” to “pregnant people,” since the use of the word “women” is allegedly offensive to transgender men.

According to UKGuardian, it is the latest move to extend transgender rights but has angered some feminists call it “making women unmentionable”.

This was made known by a statement released by the UK’s submission on amendments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

It reads in part, “a ‘pregnant woman’ must be protected, including not being subject to the death penalty.

“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office opposes the term “pregnant woman” because it may “exclude transgender people who have given birth”.

“It wants to ensure females who identify as male but have kept their female sex organs and can conceive, are covered.”

The proposed replacement of the term “pregnant women” has met with some resistance, including from some feminists, who believe it undermines their sex.

A feminist writer, Sarah Ditum said, “This isn’t inclusion. This is making women unmentionable.

“Having a female body and knowing what that means for reproduction doesn’t make you ‘exclusionary’.

“Forcing us to decorously scrub out any reference to our sex on pain of being called bigots is an insult.”

Also, Victoria Smith said gender neutrality “shifts the focus away from gender as a means by which female bodies are controlled and problematises bodies themselves”.
http://www.nursingworldnigeria.com/2017/10/uk-demands-un-change-lsquo-pregnant-woman-rsquo-to-lsquo-pregnant-people-rsquo



I think the world has hit a whole new low.
Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by IYIMAN: 8:20pm On Oct 25, 2017
Seriously, OK now.
Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Seeker17(m): 8:34pm On Oct 25, 2017
shocked

Just few Years ago, if anyone had told me matters like this would cause even the smallest fuss, I would have waved it off as nonsense..






Just look at the world now.. U cannot even say pregnant woman (ordinary pregnant woman that sounds so normal and innocuos) w/out causing problems..

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Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Daeylar(f): 9:10pm On Oct 25, 2017
Imagine. These transgenders should take their time.
Which one is pregnant people again?
Only a woman can be pregnant, so it's pregnant women,
How can someone say she was a female but now identifies as a male but still wants to keep making use of her female organs, me I'm tired.
It's pregnant women only,
Highest the UN can do is to add pregnant women and pregnant transgenders,

Cc ZandhaZaraZ should I say end time? grin

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Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Nobody: 5:39am On Oct 26, 2017
Daeylar:
Imagine. These transgenders should take their time.
Which one is pregnant people again?
Only a woman can be pregnant, so it's pregnant women,
How can someone say she was a female but now identifies as a male but still wants to keep making use of her female organs, me I'm tired.
It's pregnant women only,
Highest the UN can do is to add pregnant women and pregnant transgenders,

Cc ZandhaZaraZ should I say end time? grin
Lol. Of course, we're in the last days. grin

Good morning. How was your night? smiley

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Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Daeylar(f): 5:41am On Oct 26, 2017
ZandhaZaraZ:
Lol. Of course, we're in the last days. grin

Good morming. How was your night? smiley

LMAO grin grin grin
All right,. End time things grin grin grin grin

I'm good dear, kiss my night was fine. Good morning,
How are you? And your night?

What are you views on the topic?
Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Nobody: 11:25am On Oct 26, 2017
Daeylar:


LMAO grin grin grin
All right,. End time things grin grin grin grin

I'm good dear, kiss my night was fine. Good morning,
How are you? And your night?

What are you views on the topic?
I'm fine too, and the night was good.

I think they're MAD. It's absolute nonsense.

Any lady that changes her gender and still wants to have a baby should be refered to as a pregnant MAN.

"pregnant women AND men should be protected"...... Not bad. That's acceptable.

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Re: UK Demands UN Change ‘pregnant Woman’ To ‘pregnant People’ by Chevalier(m): 11:30am On Oct 26, 2017
TheArchangel:

“It wants to ensure females who identify as male but have kept their female sex organs and can conceive, are covered.”

Wtf is this statement?
You identify as a male yet you keep your female sex organs, then I don't think you are ready to be a male.
It would have been better if you acquire a male organ.

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