Adam Bandt slams decision to change 'birthing parent' back to 'mother'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : The Gold Coast mother posted a photo of the new consent form to Twitter on Tuesday and described it as 'exclusionary, alienating and derogatory'While the new mum received an outpouring of support from Aussies, some pointed out that the word 'mother' alienates other groups such as same-sex couples, adopted parents and surrogates.

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