Humanitarian agencies say women and menstruating people are also facing alarming rates of severe infections due to Israel’s blockade of supplies and water.

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      9 months ago

      TIL those who go through menopause or have certain medical conditions aren’t women

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        9 months ago

        Logically his point meant that people who menstrate are also women, not that people that don’t have menstruation are not women.

        I am confused how you got that take of a negative inference.

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          Really? Which is X and which is Y in this situation?

          I don’t take issue with any implication, but find the sentence somewhat unclear because of the phrasing.

          Would the sentence have still been true if they had just written ‘people’? Wouldn’t a lack of access to clean water and other supplies needed for good hygiene increase infections for everyone?