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Bristol Council Faces Backlash Over Controversial Maternity Terms

9/24/2025

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Bristol City Council proposes terms like 'people with ovaries' and 'chestfeeding' to promote maternity language, triggering outrage.
The council says the changes aim to support biological men in chestfeeding and broaden language in maternity services.
Critics, including Heather Binning and Maya Forstater, call the guidance inaccurate and dehumanizing to women; a council spokesperson cites Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance.

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Bristol City Council proposes terms like 'people with ovaries' and 'chestfeeding' to promote maternity language, triggering outrage.
The council says the changes aim to support biological men in chestfeeding and broaden language in maternity services.
Critics, including Heather Binning and Maya Forstater, call the guidance inaccurate and dehumanizing to women; a council spokesperson cites Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance.