Current location:style >>
Pregnancy app used by the NHS accused of 'imposing gender ideology'
style23444People have gathered around
IntroductionA pregnancy app used by the NHS has been accused of 'imposing gender ideology' by asking expectant w ...
A pregnancy app used by the NHS has been accused of 'imposing gender ideology' by asking expectant women if they are male.
Badger Notes, which has been adopted by English NHS trusts, was introduced in a bid to streamline the hard copy maternity notes given to pregnant women.
But the app has attracted fury from campaigners after it emerged users were asked multiple questions about gender and sexuality.
Those signing up to the app were required to confirm whether their gender was the same as the one 'registered at birth', before answering if they were 'female', 'male', 'non-binary' or 'gender fluid'.
Another question asked for 'your preferred pronouns'. On a section relating to smoking, the app asks whether the 'pregnant person' has been offered help to quit.
Those signing up to the app were required to confirm whether their gender was the same as the one 'registered at birth'. Stock image
Badger Notes (pictured), which has been adopted by English NHS trusts, was introduced in a bid to streamline the hard copy maternity notes given to pregnant women
Maya Forstater, chief executive of charity Sex Matters (pictured), said: 'This is yet another example of the NHS getting it wrong and imposing gender ideology on patients'
While the app is not used universally across NHS England, trusts around the country are signed up. It is also used in Scotland.
Developer System C claims its app is used to support 60 per cent of pregnancies in the UK. It also claims trusts can make decisions individually about whether to include questions on gender.
Read More
NHS to declare sex IS a matter of biology in historic shift against gender ideology with promise the word 'woman' won't be 'eradicated in order to be inclusive' and trans women will be banned from female-only wards
Maya Forstater, chief executive of charity Sex Matters, said: 'This is yet another example of the NHS getting it wrong and imposing gender ideology on patients. Asking mothers-to-be if their "gender" is the same as their sex, which is supposedly "assigned at birth", bakes in activist assumptions.
'Women who want to tell healthcare providers their "preferred pronouns" or that they identify as trans or non-binary should be able to do so.
'But does this mean everyone should be bothered with an ideological question that will mean nothing to most patients?'
An NHS England spokesman said: 'NHS England did not develop this app. The NHS expects language in any service our patients use to be inclusive of women and respectful to everybody.'
Nick Wilson, chief executive of System C, said: 'We always try to provide systems which give the NHS the flexibility to provide care according to local needs.'
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Waves news portal”。http://unitedarabemirates.unhasdecoradas.org/html-66a299733.html
Previous:France is trying Syrian ex
Related articles
Climber found dead on Denali, North America's tallest peak
styleANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A climber was found dead on North America’s tallest peak, Denali, on Monday ...
【style】
Read moreIndonesian student designs a life in fashion
styleYusuf Maulana Firdaus (Front R), an international student from Jakarta, Indonesia, poses for photos ...
【style】
Read moreTaylor Swift celebrates the success of The Tortured Poets Department with behind
styleTaylor Swift celebrated the success of her new record, The Tortured Poets Department, by sharing pos ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Colton Herta shows speed as Honda fights back in penultimate Indy 500 practice session
- China always be Cambodia's most reliable friend, firmest supporter for development: Chinese FM
- The Piano review: This show's standout performer? A romantic OAP with dementia, writes ROLAND WHITE
- Ashley Graham puts on a busty display and shows off her curves in a plunging bathing suit in Cannes
- Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah
- Father of Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen charged with abusing one of his other children, lawyer says
Latest articles
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
China: Political settlement only viable way out of Ukraine crisis
Ashley Roberts, 42, is the epitome of chic in a black off
Mike Trout is healthy and producing. That hasn't been enough for the Shohei Ohtani
Arrest Lord Mountbatten's self
WNBA franchises look to build and strengthen chemistry during camp in their hunt for championships
LINKS
- Tragic Titan sub may have crumbled under 'micro
- Rita Ora stuns in a sweeping orange coat and matching co
- Laverne Cox dons fascinator and cleavage
- What DO cicadas do? Everything you need to know about sex
- How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 5/3/2024
- Kentucky Derby to remain on NBC through 2032 in extension with Churchill Downs
- Kim Kardashian wears long blonde wig for pouty selfie after surprising fans with bra size reveal
- Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust linked to CANCER
- Paige VanZant claims Dillon Danis asked her to 'peg him' as her husband challenges him to fight
- Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall