"Nowhere does it say that doctors cannot refer to pregnant women."
Yes, yes it does. Doctors are members of the BMA, and it says:
"This guidance should be applied to all forms of communication, including conversations, committee papers, documents, letters, emails and the website. Anything that we produce reflects the association and it is vital that all our communications are free from discriminatory language, or what could be interpreted as discriminatory language."
The Quick Reference Guide is very clear. E.g.,:
"Use the correct term for the impairment. Avoid terms that are now considered offensive. If it is necessary to refer to a person’s impairment or condition, check with the individual how they wish it to
be described."
Instead of
"Spastic
Mongol
Mentally handicapped"
Use
"Person with cerebral palsy
Person with Down’s syndrome
Person with learning difficulties"
And below that
"Don’t use phases that are reductive and overly-simplify a complex subject. A person’s sex is determined by a number of factors."
Instead of
"Biologically male/female
Genetically male/female
Born and man/woman"
Use
"Assigned male/female at birth
Designated male/female at birth"
And
"Be careful when describing the personal process of gender reassignment. "
Instead of
"Sex change/sex change operation
Pre-operative
Post-operative"
use
"Transition
Referring to a sex-change operation, or using terms such as pre-operative or post-operative inaccurately suggests that one must have surgery in order to transition."
And
"A large majority of people that have been pregnant or have given birth identify as women. However, there are some intersex men and trans men who may get pregnant. "
Instead of
"Expectant mothers"
Use
"Pregnant people"
It's hard to take entirely seriously, I LOLed at this one:
"Surname is not unacceptable. However, this word may originate from sire-name, or the name derived from one’s father."
This is fucking bollocks. Is there someone in a room somewhere making up alternative sexist definition for words? Where do these idiots come up with this shit?
'Menstruation' - this is a sexist term because it contains 'men'
'Scunthorpe' - offensive, please use 'Svulvathorpe'
Actual etymology 'Old French surnom, from sur, 'on' + noum, 'name', and from the Latin.
Also
"The term ‘last name’ should not be used as it could be confusing to Asian groups who place their family name first."
Instead of
"Christian name
Surname
Last name"
Use
"First name, given name, forename or personal
Family name (preferred term)"
So how the fuck is 'last name' confusing but 'first name' is a.ok? Stupid, stupid, stupid. And how is asking someone their 'personal' not confusing?
So it is DISCRIMINATORY to refer to a pre-operative transsexual, even though it's a relevant concern whether someone has a penis or not, and NOT discriminatory for women (sorry persons with vaginas) to have share their space.
It's also discriminatory to talk about pregnant mothers, even though in biology (surely an important subject for the BMA), 'mother' has a rather narrow meaning not altered by any 'transition'.