British Health Secretary Says ‘Sex Matters’ After NHS Removes ‘Women’ From Cancer Guidance

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid delivers a speech on health care reform in the Dorchester Library at the Royal College Of Physicians, London, on March 8, 2022. Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Health Secretary Savid Javid has said that the word “women” should not be removed from ovarian cancer guidance, after it was found that the NHS had “desexed” some of its main sites on female medical conditions, by using “inclusive” gender-neutral language that excludes the words “female” and “women.”

The health secretary told Sky News, “You won’t be surprised to know that as a health secretary, I think that your sex matters, your biological sex is incredibly important to make sure you get the right treatment, the very best treatment.”