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Fresno County board tables Cal Poly MOU after questions over "birthing persons" language
Summary
Board members pulled a public health MOU with Cal Poly from the consent calendar and voted to table it while staff seeks clarification on whether the study language referring to "birthing persons" includes transgender people; item also flagged for insurer language about molestation coverage.
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday pulled a memorandum of understanding with Cal Poly from the consent calendar and voted to table the item while staff seeks clarification about terminology and insurance language.
Board members said they were unclear whether the MOU and the related research would study "mothers" only or a broader group described in the draft as "birthing persons," a term the board said required explicit definition before the county signs an agreement that uses federal (NIH) funds and county data.
Why it matters: Supervisors said the…
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