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Here a thread on why the term "pregnant people" not only benefits trans/nb people but also many cisgender women like me who prefer the term "pregnant people" over terms like "pregnant women" or "pregnant mothers" ->
@xryouthcambs @GreenRupertRead @maladroit2025
@xryouthcambs @GreenRupertRead @maladroit2025
1. For centuries we have been trying to liberate ourselves from reproductive pressure. Women are PEOPLE first. We face enough pressure re: having biological children or not, especially as climate activists.
2. Not all pregnancies are wanted. For people who have unwanted pregnancies, using the word "mother" is a very loaded and problematic term.
3. For many of us a mother is something you learn to be while doing the parenting - it is not something we feel immediately or that is just "innate" to women. Other people will foster/adopt (like me) and will never experience pregnancy. Motherhood =/= pregnancy.
4. Many people suffer from pre/post partum depression or medical complications such as miscarriages. Pregnancy and birth can be traumatic and delay a bond between parent and baby. The term "mother" is an emotional term that often puts a lot of pressure on a pregnant person.
5. Many of us have trans/non-binary friends and family and we want them to feel loved and to be included. We do not feel offended or threatened by the use of terms like people/ person, because women are also people. "Pregnant people" is medically accurate and neutral language.
