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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is quietly trying to erase women and mothers from his state\u2019s health code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The Democrat\u2019s administration has removed female terminology and replaced it with transgender-inclusive language in a proposed <\/span>overhaul to Pennsylvania\u2019s health code. The terms \u201cpregnant woman\u201d and \u201cmother of a newborn\u201d have been replaced with \u201cpregnant or postpartum individual\u201d throughout the 502-page proposal, which was announced on August 8. Women <\/span>who have given birth to a stillborn baby are no longer called a \u201cmother\u201d but are instead referred to as a \u201cpostpartum individual\u201d in the proposed changes.<\/span><\/p>

Shapiro is pushing to give Pennsylvania\u2019s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of \u201cdisease control measures\u201d through expansive proposed regulatory changes to the health code,<\/span> as The Daily Wire\u00a0<\/span>previously reported. These expanded powers include the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention. The Department of Health reports to the governor\u2019s office, meaning this change would give Shapiro \u2014 and his successors \u2014 the ability to single-handedly implement draconian policies across the state. <\/span><\/p>

\u201cSomehow, in the midst of hundreds of pages of new government mandates, the department also found it necessary to erase words like \u2018pregnant woman\u2019 and \u2018mother\u2019 in the regulations and replace them with terms like \u2018pregnant individual,’\u201d Pennsylvania lawmaker Michele Brooks told The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>

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Transgender activists believe men can <\/span>give birth<\/span> and that obstetricians and gynecologists should use transgender inclusive language when delivering female healthcare. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) told doctors to \u201cmake their offices inclusive and inviting to all individuals who need obstetric or gynecologic health care<\/span>\u201d and to \u201ceducate themselves and their medical teams about appropriate language and the health care needs of transgender patients,\u201d in an online statement.<\/span><\/p>

\u201cSome postpartum transgender individuals may not identify as \u2018mothers;\u2019 thus, obstetrician\u2013gynecologists and other health care professionals should be mindful of the language they use. It may be appropriate to use a more neutral term, such as \u2018parent,\u2019\u201d wrote ACOG in a March 2021 committee opinion titled \u201cHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

Randall Wenger, chief counsel of the Independence Law Center, told The Daily Wire that Shapiro\u2019s language changes reveal a \u201ctriumph of ideology over biology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe changing of language in the [Department of Health] regulations represents the triumph of ideology over biology,\u201d Wenger told The Daily Wire. \u201cThis change of language doesn\u2019t reflect reality; it obscures it. It erases female identity as a stable category in favor of a fluid concept of gender. The Shapiro administration is so concerned with affirming transgender identity that it can no longer recognize the realities of biological sex. The department cannot pretend to fight dangerous diseases with its delusions about gender.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Shapiro ardently supports transgenderism and allowing children access to harmful sex-change interventions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI want to say, especially to our trans children, I see you and I love you,\u201d Shapiro said at a July 2024 pride event in Harrisburg. \u201cI\u2019ve gone to court to protect our trans kids and I\u2019ll continue to stand in the town squares and town halls in every community across Pennsylvania \u2014 rural, urban, and suburban \u2014 and proclaim loudly and clearly that we love all God\u2019s children, including our trans children.\u201d<\/p>

Shapiro joined a group of state attorneys general in his capacity as Pennsylvania\u2019s Governor and <\/span> the Trump administration for banning pediatric transgender medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries, in August 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Shapiro created the Governor\u2019s Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs in <\/span>that engages in LGBTQ activism throughout Pennsylvania and provides the administration with legislative and policy recommendations. <\/span>Ashleigh Strange, who<\/span> identifies<\/span> as \u201cthey\/them,\u201d is the executive director of the Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs and is paid an annual salary of $106,289,<\/span>\u00a0according to a government transparency<\/span> website<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>

\u201cWe are an advisory commission, so there are 30 people all across the Commonwealth who are dedicated to getting the information from the LGBTQ community to the governor\u2019s office. And everyone in the governor\u2019s office and all of the agencies under his purview are dedicated to making sure that the LGBTQ community is safe, seen, and heard,\u201d Strange said in a July 2026 social media post. \u201cWe know that our communities are under attack. The governor knows this.\u201d<\/p>

Governor Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of Health did not respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is quietly trying to erase women and mothers from his state\u2019s health code.\u00a0The Democrat\u2019s administration has removed female terminology and replaced it with transgender-inclusive language in a proposed overhaul to Pennsylvania\u2019s health code. The terms \u201cpregnant woman\u201d and \u201cmother of a newborn\u201d have been replaced with \u201cpregnant or postpartum individual\u201d throughout the 502-page proposal, which was announced on August 8. Women who have given birth to a stillborn baby are no longer called a \u201cmother\u201d but are instead referred to as a \u201cpostpartum individual\u201d in the proposed regulation changes.Shapiro is pushing to give Pennsylvania\u2019s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of \u201cdisease control measures\u201d through expansive proposed regulatory changes to the health code, as The Daily Wire\u00a0previously reported. These expanded powers include the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention. The Department of Health reports to the governor\u2019s office, meaning this change would give Shapiro \u2014 and his successors \u2014 the ability to single-handedly implement draconian policies across the state. \u201cSomehow, in the midst of hundreds of pages of new government mandates, the department also found it necessary to erase words like \u2018pregnant woman\u2019 and \u2018mother\u2019 in the regulations and replace them with terms like \u2018pregnant individual,'\u201d Pennsylvania lawmaker Michele Brooks told The Daily Wire. Screenshot of proposed changes to the Pennsylvania health code that remove the term \u201cwoman.\u201dTransgender activists believe men can give birth and that obstetricians and gynecologists should use transgender inclusive language when delivering female healthcare. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) told doctors to \u201cmake their offices inclusive and inviting to all individuals who need obstetric or gynecologic health care\u201d and to \u201ceducate themselves and their medical teams about appropriate language and the health care needs of transgender patients,\u201d in an online statement.\u201cSome postpartum transgender individuals may not identify as \u2018mothers;\u2019 thus, obstetrician\u2013gynecologists and other health care professionals should be mindful of the language they use. It may be appropriate to use a more neutral term, such as \u2018parent,\u2019\u201d wrote ACOG in a March 2021 committee opinion titled \u201cHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.\u201dRandall Wenger, chief counsel of the Independence Law Center, told The Daily Wire that Shapiro\u2019s language changes reveal a \u201ctriumph of ideology over biology.\u201d\u201cThe changing of language in the [Department of Health] regulations represents the triumph of ideology over biology,\u201d Wenger told The Daily Wire. \u201cThis change of language doesn\u2019t reflect reality; it obscures it. It erases female identity as a stable category in favor of a fluid concept of gender. The Shapiro administration is so concerned with affirming transgender identity that it can no longer recognize the realities of biological sex. The department cannot pretend to fight dangerous diseases with its delusions about gender.\u201dShapiro ardently supports transgenderism and allowing children access to harmful sex-change interventions.\u00a0\u201cI want to say, especially to our trans children, I see you and I love you,\u201d Shapiro said at a July 2024 pride event in Harrisburg. \u201cI\u2019ve gone to court to protect our trans kids and I\u2019ll continue to stand in the town squares and town halls in every community across Pennsylvania \u2014 rural, urban, and suburban \u2014 and proclaim loudly and clearly that we love all God\u2019s children, including our trans children.\u201dShapiro joined a group of state attorneys general in his capacity as Pennsylvania\u2019s Governor and sued the Trump administration for banning pediatric transgender medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries, in August 2025.\u00a0Shapiro created the Governor\u2019s Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs in June 2023 that engages in LGBTQ activism throughout Pennsylvania and provides the administration with legislative and policy recommendations. Ashleigh Strange, who identifies as \u201cthey\/them,\u201d is the executive director of the Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs and is paid an annual salary of $106,289,\u00a0according to a government transparency website. \u201cWe are an advisory commission, so there are 30 people all across the Commonwealth who are dedicated to getting the information from the LGBTQ community to the governor\u2019s office. And everyone in the governor\u2019s office and all of the agencies under his purview are dedicated to making sure that the LGBTQ community is safe, seen, and heard,\u201d Strange said in a July 2026 social media post. \u201cWe know that our communities are under attack. The governor knows this.\u201dGovernor Shapiro and the Pennsylvania Department of Health did not respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investigation"],"yoast_head":"\nDemocrat Governor Wants To Remove \u2018Mothers\u2019 And \u2018Pregnant Woman\u2019 From State Health Code\u00a0 - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=2700\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Democrat Governor Wants To Remove \u2018Mothers\u2019 And \u2018Pregnant Woman\u2019 From State Health Code\u00a0 - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is quietly trying to erase women and mothers from his state\u2019s health code.\u00a0The Democrat\u2019s administration has removed female terminology and replaced it with transgender-inclusive language in a proposed overhaul to Pennsylvania\u2019s health code. The terms \u201cpregnant woman\u201d and \u201cmother of a newborn\u201d have been replaced with \u201cpregnant or postpartum individual\u201d throughout the 502-page proposal, which was announced on August 8. Women who have given birth to a stillborn baby are no longer called a \u201cmother\u201d but are instead referred to as a \u201cpostpartum individual\u201d in the proposed regulation changes.Shapiro is pushing to give Pennsylvania\u2019s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of \u201cdisease control measures\u201d through expansive proposed regulatory changes to the health code, as The Daily Wire\u00a0previously reported. These expanded powers include the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention. The Department of Health reports to the governor\u2019s office, meaning this change would give Shapiro \u2014 and his successors \u2014 the ability to single-handedly implement draconian policies across the state. \u201cSomehow, in the midst of hundreds of pages of new government mandates, the department also found it necessary to erase words like \u2018pregnant woman\u2019 and \u2018mother\u2019 in the regulations and replace them with terms like \u2018pregnant individual,&apos;\u201d Pennsylvania lawmaker Michele Brooks told The Daily Wire. Screenshot of proposed changes to the Pennsylvania health code that remove the term \u201cwoman.\u201dTransgender activists believe men can give birth and that obstetricians and gynecologists should use transgender inclusive language when delivering female healthcare. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) told doctors to \u201cmake their offices inclusive and inviting to all individuals who need obstetric or gynecologic health care\u201d and to \u201ceducate themselves and their medical teams about appropriate language and the health care needs of transgender patients,\u201d in an online statement.\u201cSome postpartum transgender individuals may not identify as \u2018mothers;\u2019 thus, obstetrician\u2013gynecologists and other health care professionals should be mindful of the language they use. It may be appropriate to use a more neutral term, such as \u2018parent,\u2019\u201d wrote ACOG in a March 2021 committee opinion titled \u201cHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.\u201dRandall Wenger, chief counsel of the Independence Law Center, told The Daily Wire that Shapiro\u2019s language changes reveal a \u201ctriumph of ideology over biology.\u201d\u201cThe changing of language in the [Department of Health] regulations represents the triumph of ideology over biology,\u201d Wenger told The Daily Wire. \u201cThis change of language doesn\u2019t reflect reality; it obscures it. It erases female identity as a stable category in favor of a fluid concept of gender. The Shapiro administration is so concerned with affirming transgender identity that it can no longer recognize the realities of biological sex. 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The terms \u201cpregnant woman\u201d and \u201cmother of a newborn\u201d have been replaced with \u201cpregnant or postpartum individual\u201d throughout the 502-page proposal, which was announced on August 8. Women who have given birth to a stillborn baby are no longer called a \u201cmother\u201d but are instead referred to as a \u201cpostpartum individual\u201d in the proposed regulation changes.Shapiro is pushing to give Pennsylvania\u2019s Department of Health centralized police powers under the guise of \u201cdisease control measures\u201d through expansive proposed regulatory changes to the health code, as The Daily Wire\u00a0previously reported. These expanded powers include the ability to enter homes and schools without a warrant, access confidential medical records, and impose statewide school mask mandates for disease prevention. The Department of Health reports to the governor\u2019s office, meaning this change would give Shapiro \u2014 and his successors \u2014 the ability to single-handedly implement draconian policies across the state. \u201cSomehow, in the midst of hundreds of pages of new government mandates, the department also found it necessary to erase words like \u2018pregnant woman\u2019 and \u2018mother\u2019 in the regulations and replace them with terms like \u2018pregnant individual,'\u201d Pennsylvania lawmaker Michele Brooks told The Daily Wire. Screenshot of proposed changes to the Pennsylvania health code that remove the term \u201cwoman.\u201dTransgender activists believe men can give birth and that obstetricians and gynecologists should use transgender inclusive language when delivering female healthcare. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) told doctors to \u201cmake their offices inclusive and inviting to all individuals who need obstetric or gynecologic health care\u201d and to \u201ceducate themselves and their medical teams about appropriate language and the health care needs of transgender patients,\u201d in an online statement.\u201cSome postpartum transgender individuals may not identify as \u2018mothers;\u2019 thus, obstetrician\u2013gynecologists and other health care professionals should be mindful of the language they use. It may be appropriate to use a more neutral term, such as \u2018parent,\u2019\u201d wrote ACOG in a March 2021 committee opinion titled \u201cHealth Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.\u201dRandall Wenger, chief counsel of the Independence Law Center, told The Daily Wire that Shapiro\u2019s language changes reveal a \u201ctriumph of ideology over biology.\u201d\u201cThe changing of language in the [Department of Health] regulations represents the triumph of ideology over biology,\u201d Wenger told The Daily Wire. \u201cThis change of language doesn\u2019t reflect reality; it obscures it. It erases female identity as a stable category in favor of a fluid concept of gender. The Shapiro administration is so concerned with affirming transgender identity that it can no longer recognize the realities of biological sex. The department cannot pretend to fight dangerous diseases with its delusions about gender.\u201dShapiro ardently supports transgenderism and allowing children access to harmful sex-change interventions.\u00a0\u201cI want to say, especially to our trans children, I see you and I love you,\u201d Shapiro said at a July 2024 pride event in Harrisburg. \u201cI\u2019ve gone to court to protect our trans kids and I\u2019ll continue to stand in the town squares and town halls in every community across Pennsylvania \u2014 rural, urban, and suburban \u2014 and proclaim loudly and clearly that we love all God\u2019s children, including our trans children.\u201dShapiro joined a group of state attorneys general in his capacity as Pennsylvania\u2019s Governor and sued the Trump administration for banning pediatric transgender medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries, in August 2025.\u00a0Shapiro created the Governor\u2019s Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs in June 2023 that engages in LGBTQ activism throughout Pennsylvania and provides the administration with legislative and policy recommendations. Ashleigh Strange, who identifies as \u201cthey\/them,\u201d is the executive director of the Advisory Commission on LGBTQ Affairs and is paid an annual salary of $106,289,\u00a0according to a government transparency website. \u201cWe are an advisory commission, so there are 30 people all across the Commonwealth who are dedicated to getting the information from the LGBTQ community to the governor\u2019s office. And everyone in the governor\u2019s office and all of the agencies under his purview are dedicated to making sure that the LGBTQ community is safe, seen, and heard,\u201d Strange said in a July 2026 social media post. \u201cWe know that our communities are under attack. 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