Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are once again angry with Gov. Evers over the word “mother.”
A pair of Republicans on Wednesday accused the governor of discounting moms, and being too woke with a new rule that tweaks Wisconsin’s rules for prenatal and child care coordination.
“Fresh off of the State Supreme Court’s ruling that strips state lawmakers of their oversight ability of administrative rules, the Evers-Rodriguez administration is using their newfound power to enact their radical gender agenda through the rulemaking process without legislative approval,” Rep. Amanda Nedweski, R-Pleasant Prairie, said in a statement. “After becoming a national laughingstock for proposing a state budget which referred to mothers as ‘inseminated persons,’ the Evers-Rodriguez administration is doubling down on erasing mothers while using administrative rule to advance their unpopular political ideology.”
The rule erases some mentions of words like “pregnant woman,” and replaces them with “pregnant member(s)” or “pregnant persons.” There are also a couple of references to “father” that are now “other parent.”
“The agenda from these agencies is to erase the importance of women and motherhood, erasing their contributions and significance,” Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, added.
He too blasted the liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court for removing lawmakers from the state’s rulemaking process.
“These rulings make it clear that unelected bureaucrats can now advance drastic policy changes with little to no legislative oversight, which is deeply concerning, as the legislature is elected by the people it serves,” Moses says.
Nedweski said the new definition of mother makes it clear that “motherhood isn’t respected.”
“Wisconsin moms are being pushed to the side, all to advance a fringe political platform. The fact that our state’s so-called ‘public health experts’ continue to push the unscientific fantasy that men can become pregnant is nothing short of embarrassing. It’s an insult to women everywhere and a blatant rejection of basic biology,” she said.
This article was originally published at The MacIver Institute.
