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Tinkerbell456 · 16/02/2021 04:44

Following on from the thread about the NHS trust encouraging nurses and midwives to talk about chest feeding and gestational parent and non gestational parent. Canberra Uni, here in Oz, is also encouraging these terms. Look, I have no problem with people transitioning sex if they feel, they need to. Okay, fine. However, biological men cannot carry a baby and they cannot naturally breast feed ( I believe men can lactate if given a lactating hormone). Personally, I don’t know of any biological man who has given birth. Sorry, and maybe I’m a horrible person, but to me, and nature, childbirth is the ultimate female thing to do.

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Cpl1586407 · 16/02/2021 07:39

I thought it was that they could use these terms of they thought it would make the patient more comfortable? Not that they had to use them. And there are non binary people and people who now identify as men who have wombs and have given birth.

Winesalot · 16/02/2021 08:31

As in Canberra uni teaching nursing staff that this is best practice?

Wouldn’t surprise me after they brought in the conversion therapy law that leaves treating underlying mental health conditions of young trans people open for prosecution!

Sheleg · 16/02/2021 08:48

Totally agree that the terms are ridiculous, but it's actually to appease "transmen", i.e. women who are so uncomfortable with their sexed body that they believe they're men (and yet go on to produce a baby with their sexed body...g

Sheleg · 16/02/2021 08:48

) not g

Winesalot · 16/02/2021 12:34

Supposedly....

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