Why “birth mother” as a term is “reductive and hurtful”

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Why “birth mother” as a term is “reductive and hurtful”

The term “birth mother” is “reductive and hurtful”. That’s what Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said yesterday ahead of the legislation debate regarding the Birth Information and Tracing Bill. Minister O’Gorman added that an alternative term should be used, and joining us to discuss further is Bernie from AdoptionLoss, the Natural Parent's Network of Ireland. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Why “birth mother” as a term is “reductive and hurtful”