Senior Irish senator tells Holyrood GRA will not put women at risk

Regina Doherty gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights, and Civil Justice Committee

THE leader of the Irish senate has insisted the idea women would be more under threat from male violence if reforms to gender recognition legislation were passed is “fanciful”.

Senator Regina Doherty, leader of Seanad Éireann and leader of Fine Gael in the Seanad, was giving evidence on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on Wednesday.