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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Doctors condemn Supreme Court ruling on trans women as ‘scientifically illiterate’

Doctors at the British Medical Association (BMA) have condemned the Supreme Court’s ruling on biological sex, dubbing it “biologically nonsensical” and “scientifically illiterate”.

The union branch representing resident doctors – made up of around 50,000 medics previously known as junior doctors - passed a motion on Saturday criticising the judgement, which ruled that trans women are not legally women under the Equalities Act.

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