“The aged, pregnant people—women—and those with pre-existing health conditions need to take precautions.”
The moment spread on social media and drew widespread support from gender-critial circles.
While reporting on a study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine about heat-related deaths, Croxall initially quoted researcher Malcolm Mistry, saying, “The aged, pregnant people—women—and those with pre-existing health conditions need to take precautions.”
The term “pregnant people,” used in the study Croxall was citing, is typically used to blur the lines and confuse people by suggesting that it is not just females who can get pregnant. Gender ideologues hold the belief that because those who identify as men, though they were born women, can get pregnant and give birth and that their internal identity means that all pregnant women must be referred to as pregnant people, erasing the concept of women from the most female thing a woman can do.
Following the broadcast, Croxall responded to reactions on X, thanking supporters and stating, “It’s been quite a ride.”
She confirmed to some asking that the clip was not AI-generated and acknowledged praise from viewers who commended her choice of words. “I hope you don’t get hauled before the BBC News beak,” one commenter joked.
Croxall replied to that message directly, showing awareness of potential internal pushback.
The video was reposted by campaign group SEEN in Journalism, which advocates for accuracy in media coverage of sex and gender.
The group captioned the clip, “Good to see accuracy on BBC News,” along with a pregnant woman emoji.
Therapist and gender-critical advocate James Esses commented on X, “The BBC is so utterly enthralled to gender ideology that it took a brave newsreader to correct the teleprompter instruction to say ‘pregnant people’ by instead saying ‘women’ afterwards. Let’s hope she isn’t cancelled for her rebellion!”
The BBC’s editorial style guide does not mandate the use of the phrase “pregnant people,” and sources indicate the wording used in the report came from the original research, not from BBC editorial policy.
Former BBC journalist Sean McGinty also voiced support, calling Croxall “brave and strong enough to do so from within.”
Author JK Rowling, a prominent critic of gender ideology and advocate for women’s rights, weighed in with approval. “I have a new favourite BBC presenter,” she wrote on X.
Croxall, a veteran broadcaster who joined the BBC in 1991 and began anchoring for BBC News in 2001, has drawn attention before for her views on gender, says the Daily Mail.
In April, she challenged pro-trans activist and former Labour MSP candidate Heather Herbert during a live segment about the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the 2010 Equality Act.
When Herbert claimed the ruling needed “clarification,” Croxall responded, “The ruling is that ‘woman’ means biological sex.” She emphasized that the decision affirmed sex as “binary and immutable.”
In the cited study, Mistry stated, “Our study should be taken as a warning. Exposure to temperatures in the high 20s or low 30s may not seem dangerous, but they can be fatal, particularly for people aged over 65, infants, pregnant people, and those with pre-existing health conditions.”
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