Medical school leader refuses to answer if only women can get pregnant

Leaders at two top medical schools in the United States refused to give direct answers during a recent hearing on whether women are the only sex that can become pregnant. 

During a U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) in medical education on Tuesday, Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., pressed medical school leaders from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, San Francisco, about biological sex and pregnancy. 

Neither school responded to The Christian Post’s request for comment. This article will be updated if a response is received.

Miller questioned Dr. Sam Hawgood, UCSF’s chancellor, about the school’s classroom guide, “Framework for Gender and Sex Concepts in Teaching.” She noted the guide advises against using the term “pregnant women.” 

“Instead, it says to use pregnant people,” the Republican lawmaker asked. “Who are pregnant people compared to pregnant women? Just curious.”

According to Hawgood, the guide is part of a curriculum meant to help students who treat a “wide diversity of patients.” The chancellor added that the “vast majority of pregnancies are in women” and that he has “absolutely no problem with the term pregnant women,” saying he uses it himself. 

Miller asked Hawgood whether a non-biological woman has ever had a baby, and the chancellor said it’s possible for someone who identifies as transgender. 

“That’s not a biological woman. Has a non-biological woman ever had a baby?” Miller asked the chancellor again.

Hawgood began to say, “I would reiterate,” as Miller declared, “It’s ridiculous.” The chancellor then insisted, “We take care of transgender patients.” 

Miller also pressed Hawgood about a line in UCSF’s guide that she said “advises using a child’s self-reported gender identity, even if it conflicts with the parents’ wishes.” She asked whether UCSF is instructing physicians to override parents’ moral values and address a child by their self-reported gender identity. 

Hawgood answered that UCSF’s programs are “consistent with federal and state law,” adding that the school also works with parents in these cases and conducts “comprehensive, psychological mental health evaluations.”

Miller questioned Dr. Steve Dubinett, dean of the UCLA School of Medicine, about a required course that advises OB-GYN students not to “assume gender identity.” 

“OK, from another class in May of 2026, it included a disclaimer that while it uses the term she and women, it does not intend to exclude, and I quote, ‘those who have a uterus but do not identify with these terms,’” Miller stated. “What does that even mean?”

Dubinett replied that he was not familiar with the announcement, and Miller encouraged him to look into it before asking, “Can someone have a uterus but not be a woman? Because it seems like your school is promoting that ridiculous idea?”

Dubinett said the school is “treating transgender people,” but insisted it is doing so “in compliance with state and federal law.” Miller asked whether the UCLA School of Medicine teaches biology, and the dean answered, “Yes, we do.” 

Miller asked Dubinett again if someone can have a uterus but not be considered a woman, referring to the school’s announcement from May 2026.

“Again, I would—” Dubinett started to say, as Miller stated that the idea is one the UCLA School of Medicine is promoting. 

After the committee chair said Miller’s time had expired, the lawmaker declared, “Mr. Chairman, it’s clear these medical schools are hiding DEI curriculum under the guise of medical access.”