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Pages tagged "UK"


Rape victim fights back after a trans-identified male was given access to women-only support group

Posted on Blog · May 04, 2022 4:03 PM

Vulnerable women continue to get the short end of the stick in the growing conflict between women’s rights and transgender rights, particularly when it comes to female-only spaces and services.

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16-year-old girl victim of England's now permanent at-home abortion scheme

Posted on Blog · April 13, 2022 6:39 PM

A sixteen-year-old girl in the UK has described the horror of at-home abortion after a telehealth consultation miscalculated her gestation by 12 weeks.

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‘Gender inclusive’ policies disregard women’s safety

Posted on Blog · March 25, 2022 4:26 PM

Policy adjustments on behalf of trans people that materially reduce the safety of women in communal accommodation are the subject of increasing international controversy. On March 16th, Baroness Nicholson, addressed the UK’s House of Lords to demand the withdrawal of Annex B of the NHS’s 2019 Guidance on “Delivering same-sex accommodation” in UK hospitals. She argued that the dignity, safety and privacy of women needs to be brought back into the centre of public policy and treated as a priority.

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Tavistock gender clinic unsafe for children

Posted on Blog · March 18, 2022 12:16 PM

Britain looks set to join Finland, Sweden, France and some US states in adopting a more cautious approach to the medical and surgical interventions for gender dysphoria in children, shifting emphasis instead to psychological evaluation and treatment.

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UK University defends training for students in the sex industry

Posted on Blog · November 22, 2021 4:49 PM

Durham University in England has chosen to publically defend its decision to offer training sessions to assist its students in the sex industry, following a wave of media attention and criticism.

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UK Review finds trans athletes retain unfair advantages

Posted on Blog · November 04, 2021 11:17 AM

An 18 month review of sporting bodies released in the UK has found that transgender athletes competing as women retain innate performance advantages over females, even after transitioning.

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UK Court rules Down Syndrome lives are less valuable

Posted on Blog · October 05, 2021 3:56 PM

A 26-year-old British woman with Down Syndrome, Heidi Crowter, recently took the Department of Health and Social Care to court, arguing that part of the UK’s Abortion Act was “discriminatory and violated the European Convention on Human Rights”. 

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UK Court of Appeal overturns decision restricting puberty blockers for under-16s

Posted on Blog · September 20, 2021 5:35 PM

If you haven’t heard the name Keira Bell by now, you should have.

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