Scotland’s new gender-reform law presents Rishi Sunak with a dilemma

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Supporters claim many countries have passed self-ID laws without problems. Opponents worry the new law could bring self-identification to the rest of Britain through the back door

Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskDebate within Scotland was heated. Although all the main parties, except the Tories, supported the introduction of “self-members at Holyrood voted for the bill. The controversy is not over. The British government has a limited time to decide whether it wants to block the law or refer it to the Supreme Court in London. Scotland has long had separate rules over everything from marriage to jury trials.

Supporters claim many countries—such as Ireland, Canada and Norway—and American states such as California have passed self-, a policy-analysis group based in Edinburgh, points out that in those jurisdictions, male rapists who now identify as women are being moved to women’s prisons. Biological males have accessed domestic-violence and homeless shelters for women. “Self-ID

, crimes committed by natal males are recorded as women’s crimes, making it impossible to gather accurate data.to the rest of Britain through the back door. Other Britons might make their way to Scotland in order to obtain a, since there is no long-term residency requirement for getting one.

 

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