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Kirstie Alley slams 'nullifying' of women's abilities after doctors urge inclusive language: 'chestfeeding'

Kirstie Alley slammed a worldwide organization of doctors‘ decision to encourage the use of “gender-inclusive language” in new guidelines.

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The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine urged the use of “gender-inclusive language” such as “chestfeeding,” “parenting” target=”_blank”>parent<

“ABM recognizes that not all people who give birth and lactate identify as female, and that some of these individuals identify as neither female nor male,” said in a document posted July 29.

One of the co-authors, Dr. Laura Kair of the UC Davis Children’s Hospital, said in a statement that, “language has power.”

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“The language that we use should be as inclusive as possible when discussing infant feeding,” she wrote. “When working with patients it is best to ask them their affirmed terminology. When communicating medical research, language should accurately reflect the population studied so as not to mask research needs.”

Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.

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