‘Sex is NOT limited to man or woman’: WHO’s anger aroused ‘rejection of basic biology’ guidance

In new guidelines, the World Health Organization (WHO) says gender is “not limited” to being male or female.

The WHO, an international health authority, said it “goes beyond” using binary terms to “recognize gender and sexual diversity”.

But experts have called the move a “dismissal from basic biology,” and it could lead to gender-neutral and overly complex medical advice.

Change is a gender guide, first published in 2011 and used by public health officials.

It’s unclear exactly what the new WHO advice will say, but the agency has explained the reason for the change on its website.

WHO said its guidance will go beyond non-binary approaches to gender and health to recognize gender and sexual diversity or the concepts that gender identity exists on a continuum and gender is not limited to male or female.

The global healthcare organization risks engaging in a broader discussion of gender-neutral health counseling.

A review of WHO guidelines (pictured) states that gender is “not limited to men or women.”

Professor Jenny Gamble, a specialist midwife at Coventry University, described the WHO change as “problematic”.

“It’s a rejection of basic biology and a mistake,” he told MailOnline. ‘Biology is an important determinant of health and disease.

“Being clear on basic biology opens the door to a host of problems, including very poor health communication and skewed data.”

Dr. Karleen Gribble, a nursing and midwifery specialist at Western Sydney University, told MailOnline that the WHO announcement was unscientific.

“The statement that there are more male and female genders is troubling,” he said.

The website states that the guide has been updated “in light of new scientific evidence and conceptual advances in the areas of gender, health, and development.”

However, there is no recent scientific evidence to suggest that there are more than two genders.

“The idea that there are more than two genders is a postmodern and unscientific view that should not be supported by WHO.”

The UK donated around £114m to WHO in 2020-2021 and is listed as the organisation’s largest voluntary donor that year.

A person’s gender is determined by their biological characteristics.

Gender reflects how a person feels about their identity; this means that there may be a discrepancy with a person’s gender, as in cases of gender dysphoria.

The NHS is currently embroiled in the controversy over non-sex health advice following a series of MailOnline disclosures.

This website found that the health service removed the terms “female” and “female” from its pages on uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and menopause, and replaced “breastfeeding” with “breastfeeding” in its recommendations for transgender parents.

There is also fear of women losing access to same-sex spaces, such as bathrooms and hospital wards, due to the blurring of the definition of woman.

Dr. However, Gribble said the WHO may update its rules to be more inclusive of intersex people born with bisexual characteristics.

But that may seem “inconclusive and stigmatizing,” she says.

She also worries about the body’s focus on gender identity rather than the health inequalities faced by women and girls around the world.

“If that happens, it will almost certainly dilute the attention to the serious health disadvantages that women and girls in many countries face because they are women, and that could just be a bad thing,” he said.

“Many of us working internationally in maternal and child health are deeply concerned about the gender pressure pouring into United Nations agencies such as WHO and the United Nations International Emergency Fund for Children”.

WHO guidelines are for public health managers and in the UK these professionals are often employed in local government, although some are also employed by the NHS and government.

They may take on a wide variety of responsibilities, such as contingency planning for events such as heat waves or pandemics, or public health messages such as smoking cessation campaigns.

The revision of the WHO guidelines is currently in a feedback gathering phase and the final version will be released next month. The body was contacted for comment.