The Terry White Chemmart Catalogue which was for items on sale from 1st June until 20th June 2023, contained the page shown below. The section entitled A family affair includes the sentence, ‘The birthing parent is the most important person in the family to be vaccinated.’
This is yet another example of the insidious and pervasive reach of gender ideology throughout our society. The term that should be used in this sentence is MOTHER not birthing person. The broader community was never consulted on this sort of change to our language and we do not agree with it. Women are being erased and we will not stand for it.
A member of Women Speak Tasmania called the one regional pharmacy which this catalogue was displayed to complain about this terminology. The pharmacy responded by removing the remaining copies of the catalogue.

