NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to explain what the phrase “menstruating people” meant after a news outlet appeared to criticize her for using the term in an interview about Texas’ new abortion law.
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez refuted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s claim that the new law would allow victims of rape or incest enough time to schedule an abortion, calling his comments “disgusting.”
“I don’t know if he is familiar with a menstruating person’s body. In fact, I do know that he’s not familiar with a woman, with a female or menstruating person’s body, because if he did, he would know that you don’t have six weeks,” she said.
“Six weeks pregnant means two weeks late for your period, and two weeks late on your period for any person with a menstrual cycle can happen if you’re stressed, if your diet changes, or for really no reason at all. So you don’t have six weeks,” she explained.
Tweeting out an article about Ocasio-Cortez’ comments shortly after her interview, the Daily Mail appeared to take issue with her phrasing.
“AOC calls women ‘menstruating people’ while explaining the female body,” the tweet read.
The congresswoman then shared a screenshot of the tweet to add a correction.
“Not just women! Trans men & non-binary people can also menstruate,” she wrote. “Some women also *don’t* menstruate for many reasons, including surviving cancer that required a hysterectomy. GOP mad at this are protecting the patriarchal idea that women are most valuable as uterus holders.”
“Trans, two-spirit, and non-binary people have always existed and will always exist,” she added. “People can stay mad about that if they want, or they can grow up.”
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