PC words

Certain groups have always felt that the name of something can determine how that something is perceived. Recent examples are French Fries that became Freedom Fries, illegal immigrant to irregular immigrant, man hole to utility hole and sex change has become gender reassignment. The latest is to change the name of monkeypox. The name has yet to be determined but here is the reason given... "avoid causing offense to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare." These changes can be used to get rid of unkind expressions or they can be used to challenge freedom of speech or both. Euphemisms are regularly used by people but the words they replace are not forbidden. For example you can say he passed away instead of he died but you are still allowed to say he died without being put down by those who speak differently. Things have gotten out of hand and here is a recent example of something currently under discussion. Should clinicians be using the word ‘woman’ in medical language? Are phrases like ‘human milk’, ‘parental’ and ‘hand-held notes’ preferable to ‘breastmilk’, ‘maternal’ and ‘maternity notes’