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House Democrats Replace ‘Women’ With ‘Birthing People’: Reproduction ‘Is for Every Body’

May 7, 2021 by Staff

(Christian Headlines) House Democratic leaders and their allies were panned on social media this week after multiple representatives used the phrase “birthing people” – a term supported by some members of the LGBT community – instead of “women” or “mothers.”

The phrase was used Thursday during a House Oversight Committee hearing on “America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis.” Although Democrats and Republicans alike said the issue is serious – the maternal mortality rate for Black women is more than twice as high as it is for white women – the language used during the hearing became a separate issue on social media.

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (N.Y.), a Democrat and the chairman of the committee, began an opening statement by asking, “How does one of the most medically advanced nations in the world continue to fail Black birthing people at such high rates?”

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