The U.K. government blasted the United Nations for using the term “pregnant women” in a new version of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, claiming the term excludes transgender people who have given birth, and is therefore disrespectful.
The U.N. treaty, which has been in force since the mid-1970s, pledges that the international community will protect “pregnant women,” and that signatory countries will make a particular commitment to providing for expectant mothers, including exempting them from the death penalty. The U.N. recently opened up the treaty for small changes that wouldn’t impact the overall purpose of the pact.
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