XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.legal, alt.politics.uk   
   From: OphElsinore@gmail.com   
      
   "Basil Jet"  wrote in message news:o6r855$uud$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   On 2017\01\31 21:40, Ophelia wrote:   
   > "Svenne"  wrote in message news:o6qv64$iar$1@dont-email.me...   
   > On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:28:16 +0000, JNugent wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 31/01/2017 15:51, Ophelia wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >>> Incidentally, what else do they intend to call expectant mothers?   
   >>   
   >> "Pregnant people" was one suggestion in the media.   
   >   
   > Saying "Pregnant people" is speciesism and excludes those who identify   
   > as cats or dogs or other taxa. It would be discriminatory and very   
   > distressing for someone who identifies as a giraffe or a kangaroo to be   
   > referred to as a "pregnant person" and a better term must be found,   
   > "expectant being" would be a good alternative.   
   > There is also the question of beings who are not in a strictly medical   
   > condition of expectancy but nevertheless identify as being pregnant.   
   > They also have the right to be called pregnant and given full pre-natal   
   > and maternity care.   
   >   
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   >   
   > Like I said ... Bonkers!   
      
   Bonking is the usual way to get pregnant!   
      
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   Did it get you pregnant?  ;-)   
      
      
      
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