Issues, Etc. The European Union Parliament Passes Transgender Affirming Resolutions – Glenn Stanton, 2/19/26 (0502)
Feb 19, 2026
Glenn Stanton, director of family formation studies at Focus on the Family and author, critiques recent EU Parliament votes. He discusses claims that trans women are women, debates over who can become pregnant, and how such resolutions influence policy. He connects gender ideology to broader cultural and legal shifts and warns about its societal implications.
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EU Parliament Vote Erases Female Definition
- Glenn Stanton says the EU Parliament voted 340–141 to affirm that trans women are women, which he argues erases the meaning of woman.
- He frames this as men displacing women across sports, prisons, and definitions, calling it left-wing misogyny and an erasure of female identity.
Parliament Says Anybody Can Become Pregnant
- The Parliament also rejected an amendment that only biological women can become pregnant, effectively implying anybody can get pregnant in their view.
- Stanton calls the vote pernicious because it influences EU policy and strips women of protections tied to biological sex.
Trans Ideology Compared To Abortion Ideology
- Stanton links transgender ideology with abortion ideology as both belittling fertility and being 'set against life.'
- He argues declaring anybody can get pregnant undermines the life-giving uniqueness of female fertility.