MSPs have voted to pass controversial gender legislation that allows transgender people to self-identify. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed by 86 votes to 39 on Thursday and will
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Parents have lost a legal challenge against the teaching of young children about gender identity and sex in primary schools across Wales. Campaigners launched a judicial review in the High
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Sexual health services are “at breaking point” council leaders have warned, as organisations face funding cuts and soaring demands for care – including among pensioners. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Westminster has been urged to follow Holyrood’s lead and bring in legislation to create “buffer zones” around abortion centres. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) made the plea after Scottish
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New Health Secretary Therese Coffey has said she will not seek to “undo any aspects of abortion laws” despite her views on the subject. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is
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The role of Period Dignity Regional Lead Officer has been axed after “threats and abuse” towards individuals, it has been confirmed. It comes after a major backlash erupted over the
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Tens of thousands of men are to be offered a vaccine in a bid to stem the monkeypox outbreak in the UK, health officials have said. Some 793 cases have
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Medical leaders have made a renewed call for legislation to protect women from “unacceptable” harassment and intimidation outside abortion clinics. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), which represents
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A union representing Edinburgh’s sex workers has said plans which could see the capital’s strip clubs shut would discriminate against women. Members of United Sex Workers are fighting against the
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The Government is ignoring advice from medical experts and women by withdrawing an at-home early abortion service introduced during the pandemic, ministers have heard. Labour former minister Dame Diana Johnson
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