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Jul 15, 2022 · By Grayson Quay. published 15 July 2022. In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to abortion, a parallel debate has...
- Grayson Quay
Feb 18, 2022 · The Court of Session ruled that the definition in the Gender Representation on Public Boards Scotland Act 2018 could only cover biological women. The act's purpose is to ensure greater gender ...
Dec 13, 2022 · A court has thrown out a challenge against the Scottish government's definition of a woman in law. The For Women Scotland group complained about the way a bill aimed at gender balance on...
Dec 15, 2022 · The question for the court this time round was whether or not, as a matter of law, the definition of “woman” in the Equality Act includes those persons holding a GRC stating that their acquired gender, and thus their sex, is female.
- Jennifer Jack
Jun 3, 2024 · The Conservatives have promised to rewrite the Equality Act so that protections it enshrines on the basis of a person’s sex apply only to their biological sex. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said ...
- Josh Parry
Oct 4, 2023 · Government wins legal case over definition of woman. However, the case being appealed on Wednesday centres on the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act, which was passed by MSPs in 2018.
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Feb 16, 2024 · Under the Equality Act there are separate definitions for women and transgender women, with FWS challenging the Scottish Government on those grounds.
