The MOMA Bill is getting debated in the Lords on Monday.
MPs said "woman" 300 times in the debate in the commons, but it doesn't say woman once in the bill.
The explanatory notes say
"The Bill does not refer to biological sex or use gender-specific terms when referring to a Minister’s pregnancy and maternity. This reflects common practice of avoiding gender-specific terms when drafting, further to drafting guidance first introduced in 2007."
More political erasure of sex. I hope the Lords will kick up a fuss.
If you can't talk about biological sex in relation to gestating another human being inside your body for 9 months and all the gory stuff that goes with that when can you??
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Sex Matters - new briefing on the Minister's Maternity Bill - why doesn't it say "women"
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MForstater · 19/02/2021 16:45
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