The phrase “pregnant woman†needs to be more inclusive and termed “pregnant people†in a U.N. treaty, the British government announced on Monday.
The British government’s suggestion on proposed amendments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights claims the wording excludes pregnant transgender people. The treaty says “pregnant women†are protected and not subject to the death penalty, reported The Times.
The current terminology excludes transgender people who have given birth, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office claims.
“We requested that the U.N. Human Rights Committee made it clear that the same right extends to pregnant transgender people,†Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials told The Times.
There are two transgender men on record in the U.K. who have given birth after having a sex change. The biological women kept their womb and ovaries during the change, according to the Sunday report.
Some feminists are not happy about the terminology.
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