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7. Biden administration replaces mothers

The federal government’s budget for fiscal year 2022 budget replaced the word “mother" with “birthing people.”

A former member of the Office of Management and Budget shared a snapshot of the budget request, which highlighted the need to “help end this high rate of maternal mortality and race-based disparities in outcomes among birthing people.”

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OMB Deputy Director Shalanda Young defended the use of the language, saying federal officials “think our language needs to be more inclusive in how we deal with complex issues.”

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