Does the hon. Member agree that the guidance he is reading out is simply wrong in law, and that to force a woman to accept a male-bodied person to carry out her intimate care is a breach not just of the Equality Act but of that woman’s rights under articles 8 and 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998?
Legislative Definition of Sex
Proceeding contribution from
Joanna Cherry
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 June 2023.
It occurred during e-petition debate on Legislative Definition of Sex.
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c22WHSession
2022-23Chamber / Committee
Westminster HallSubjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2024-08-01 12:48:05 +0100
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-06-12/23061258000052
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-06-12/23061258000052
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-06-12/23061258000052