09/08/2026
Please share far and wide! Submit a public comment by September 21, 2026. We are watching proposed changes in Pennsylvania's health regulations that move away from words like woman, mother, and pregnant woman and toward terms such as “pregnant individual,” “birthing individual,” and “postpartum individual.” Now, some will say, “It's just terminology. Why does it matter?” It matters because words shape how we think. A mother is not merely a biological event.
“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.” — Genesis 3:20 Apparently, under the Shapiro administration, even the word “woman” is becoming too controversial for Pennsylvania’s health regulations. The Department of Health is proposing changes that wo...