Midwife Student Slams The Use Of Terms Like "Birthing People" And Shares A Birth Story That Shows The Power Of Women
A midwife on TikTok responds to the increasing effort to introduce words like "birthing person" and "chest feeding" to the greater public.
In 2021, Congresswoman Cori Bush used the term "birthing people" at a hearing to refer to individuals who give birth to children—in other words, mothers. She said "birthing people and our babies die because our doctors don’t believe our pain." The clip went viral on social media, and many were outraged about the language used to refer to women. Pro-abortion organization NARAL tweeted in support of the term and claimed it was merely a way to be inclusive. "We use gender neutral language when talking about pregnancy, because it's not just cis-gender women that can get pregnant and give birth. Reproductive freedom is for *every* body," they said.