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Open letter: Pause £100k midwifery training based on flawed research into trans maternity experiences
Please sign our letter to the NHS England National LGBT Programme.
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Why We Are With Woman
We are with women, and we will continue to fight for women-centred care and women’s reproductive rights as long as we need to.
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Gender ideology: birth and breastfeeding organisations captured
No man can get pregnant, birth a baby or breastfeed, but even breastfeeding stalwarts such as La Leche League (LLL) have stated that male lactation is an area that needs more research. Why?
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Sex-based language: vital for women’s rights
But avoiding words such as ‘woman’ and ‘mother’ – sexed words, for females – hides the power imbalance. When you no longer speak about biological sex, the physiological, psychological and rights-based differences that affect women are rendered invisible.
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Why as midwives we oppose paediatric transition
We support healthy expressions of sexuality and reproductive choice. Teenagers should be allowed to go through puberty, and develop sexual feelings, expression and behaviour, including homosexuality and gender non-conformity. In most cases it is the process of puberty and understanding your sexuality and adult body that resolves gender dysphoria. It is vital teenagers are allowed space for…
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