UK Supreme Court Grapples With Definition of ‘Woman’ Under Scottish Law in Mirror-Image of Debate Roiling America

For Women Scotland says the outcome of the case could have broad consequences for sex-based rights and everyday single-sex services such as changing rooms and hospital wards.

AP/Frank Augstein
The entrance of the Supreme Court at London. AP/Frank Augstein

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s rights campaign group and the Scottish government.

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