UK Government Blocks Scottish Gender Reform Bill

UK Government Blocks Scottish Gender Reform Bill
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a press conference on winter pressures in the NHS, at St. Andrews House in Edinburgh on Jan. 16, 2023. Lesley Martin/PA Media
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The UK Parliament has triggered a constitutional row by blocking radical gender reforms passed by the Scottish Government, with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describing the move as a “full-frontal attack.”

Scotland became the UK’s first country to back a self-ID process for legally changing gender when it passed the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in December.
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