Posted on 03/24/2022 8:36:07 AM PDT by algore
The Evergreen Health Medical Center in Kirkland may change the name of its Family Maternity Center. Some staff claim “maternity” is not gender-inclusive enough for “birthing people” who do not identify as women.
According to a memo obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, some claim the Family Maternity Center “does not emanate inclusivity.” They argue that “all types of people give birth.” Consequently, the staff at the center are engaged in meetings to come up with a new, more inclusive name.
The memo announcing the name change idea was sent by four EvergreenHealth leaders. They explained that staff members and patients reached out with concern that the Family Maternity Center was too centered on women. This needed to change.
“It has come to Leadership’s attention from both staff and patients that our name, Family Maternity Center, does not emanate inclusivity. All types of people give birth,” the memo claims. “People who identify as women give birth. People who identify outside the gender binary give birth. People with non-traditional family structures give birth. Not all our birthing patients identify as moms or with maternity care. The healthcare system in general and reproductive health in particular have a long way to go to become truly inclusive of all this variety. How exciting that Evergreen’s core vision is to create an inclusive community health system!”
The meeting featured one of the memo’s authors, RN Jacquiline Blanco, taking a leading role. She called the meeting a “brave face conversation,” which she said is the new term for “safe space.”
According to Blanco’s LinkedIn profile, her goal is to “empower womxn, girls, birthing persons, female-identifying and non-binary folks through the provision of holistic and compassionate women’s healthcare.” It came as little shock when she pushed for the name change.
“I also want to just establish that I really strongly believe changing a name to gender-inclusive language really does affirm our commitment to the care of the whole family and inclusive language can really support practices of awareness to the needs of all families, which are extremely varied,” Blanco said.
One staff member claimed more than just women give birth.
“I think a suggestion can be Evergreen Family Birth Center. I do have a hard time with the maternity name as the Family Maternity Center. And again, not taking away from people who feel that women only have this magical superpower of giving birth. I feel that all types of people have this superpower. And I don’t think that these people, who are also referred to as ‘birthing people,’ should feel less than.”
Or as the left call them fish they always take the bait the slow ones hang near the shore.
Anyone thinking this is too stupid and uneducated to be working at a hospital.
No don’t agree on that...
It’s a free country. Which means they have the right to express what they believe AND we have the right to think they’re nuts.
I don’t know about that one- Ann Coulter has one so that might be a tricky one to use as a measure. Besides, I think they can have them shaved down.
Unfortunately it is not beliefs. They are forcing their along while we say gee look at that.
Jacquiline needs to go back to nursing school. Better back to Kindergarten for who can go into the girls' restroom.
Jacquiline needs to go back to nursing school. Better back to Kindergarten for who can go into the girls' restroom.
Babylonbee???
Just where is this place that we need to avoid?
Post of the day.
I wouldn’t want to go to a hospital that is lying about basic human anatomy. Find another hospital and tell them why.
“Fetal Transition Center”
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