1. You can
2. This is not a good-faith way to start a discussion around inclusion
3. Further to both 1 and 2, one of the top 100 Bilboard songs right now is literally titled "Woman" ImageImageImage
Also I can't be the only one to notice DiManno's language choices: if you say the wrong word you are "clobbered" or "bludgeoned". Ok.
"Why can't we say 'Christmas' anymore"
anyways, using precise language makes sense. a 'pregnancy ward' is both more inclusive and more accurate than a 'woman's ward'. columns like these often blow reality out of proportion. here's the uk hospital supposedly 'erasing' womanhood
and while i'm at it, yes, this approach should be (and is!) extended to male-oriented healthcare, as well.

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