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Originally Posted by Ammi

...I know that it’s not just the DM carrying the story, Arista...but it’s still for me not a complete story because we don’t know how the terms are going to be applied, whether it’s on medical/hospital documentation/reports only etc...these are tabloid media, it seems most wise to feel the need for a complete story and context etc...

I don't know about this particular case but in Ireland they had changed the information on the HSE website (our NHS) to people with a cervix and removed the word women completely. Loads of people complained about it (me included) and they've now changed it to "Women and people with a cervix" see below

https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-va...screening.html

Funnily enough the Prostate Cancer Screening section was never changed originally and has not been changed to include other people who may have prostates either. I would really like to know why only women are being pressured to be inclusive in their language. See below.

https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/az/c/c...te-cancer.html

So same health service but only one sex is being pressured to change language. Why?