Relax About ‘Birthing People’ Already

The panic over gender-neutral reproductive health language has another eye-rolling favorite phrase

Katelyn Burns
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Published in
3 min readMay 11, 2021

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Photo: Getty Images / Robin Mehdee

On Mother’s Day this past Sunday, conservatives on Twitter rallied around their new favorite joke — which is really just a variation on their one joke.

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Katelyn Burns
GEN
Writer for

Political journalist. The first openly trans Capitol Hill reporter in US history. Writing about more than just trans issues. Follow her on Twitter @transscribe