STRASBOURG — The European Parliament approved a resolution on Thursday recognizing the ‘right of every individual to gestate and give birth.’ The measure, passed by a majority vote, has triggered fierce backlash from gender critics who argue it effectively erases women as a distinct biological category.

Parliament officials described the resolution as a step toward inclusivity in reproductive rights. ‘This acknowledges diverse paths to parenthood,’ one rapporteur stated during debate. Supporters hailed it as progress against discrimination, but opponents called it a radical overhaul of human biology.

The text states that ‘anyone who wishes to conceive, carry, and give birth to a child can do so.’ Detractors, including women’s rights advocates, contend this primarily targets men and trans women, groups biologically incapable of gestation without medical intervention. ‘Nature already grants this to women—no law needed there,’ said Maria Antoniou, a Greek commentator who decried the move as the ‘tombstone for women as a species.’

Critics point to unchanged realities: male chromosomes, endocrine systems, and anatomy prevent natural pregnancy. No legislation can induce uteruses, ovaries, or lactation in trans women, they argue. Yet the resolution’s language, they say, prioritizes gender identity over sex, potentially sidelining biological females in policy and practice.

European men have stayed largely silent, according to observers. Fear of backlash explains the quiet, with activists and ‘pseudo-feminists’ branding dissenters as bigots. In one case, a veteran gynecologist lost his job after refusing to treat bearded patients in women’s health clinics. ‘He wasn’t trained for prostates and facial hair,’ Antoniou wrote, noting colleagues shunned him for alleged ‘hatred.’

This fits a broader pattern in EU policy. The European Commission recently revealed a strategy funding ‘trans transitions’ from public coffers, even as healthcare systems crumble. The Financial Times reported British maternity wards overwhelmed, with women waiting months for care. Meanwhile, UK guidelines mandate nurseries affirm four-year-olds’ gender switches—boys called girls on demand.

Opponents trace roots to 1990s activism. Clubs once linked to drugs and extreme practices morphed into symbols of equality via media campaigns. Hollywood amplified the shift: Tom Hanks won an Oscar for ‘Philadelphia,’ portraying heterosexuals as villains, while Bruce Springsteen’s theme song also triumphed. Denzel Washington played a lawyer converted to the cause.

Today, that narrative dominates. Trans women—defined as men with gender dysphoria, per medical classifications—skip queues for surgeries and hormones. Subsidies flow freely, while real women’s needs lag. ‘Healthcare indicators are red from underfunding,’ Antoniou noted, slamming the priorities.

The resolution builds on prior EU moves. Past measures equated gender identity with sex in law, sparking rows over sports, prisons, and shelters. Witch hunt analogies surface in critiques: women once burned for suspected deviance; now, they’re ‘abolished’ as redundant by identity politics.

Parliament, the EU’s only directly elected body, faces no immediate backlash. Votes came from left-leaning groups, with conservatives split. No amendments clarified biological limits. As implementation looms, protests brew in member states like Greece and the UK.

Women’s groups plan legal challenges, arguing the text violates science and rights. EU officials defend it as aspirational, tied to advancing tech like artificial wombs. But for now, the gesture stands, fueling a transatlantic-style culture war over sex and identity.