Issy

The Supreme Court ruling wasn't enough? The EHRC Code coming into force wasn't enough? What exactly is the NHS waiting for? If there is one place that should never have needed a court judgment or statutory guidance to recognise the difference between the two sexes, it's the medical profession. Women have single-sex spaces for a reason. Hospital wards are no exception. Patients may be frightened, seriously ill, or otherwise at their most vulnerable. Why should women be expected to give up their privacy and safety in those circumstances? And don't forget the female staff. Their dignity and rights matter too. "The NHS will publish approved new guidance for the health service on single-sex accommodation shortly... In the meantime, hospitals should be acting within the principles set out in the EHRC Code to ensure all patients are cared for with dignity and respect." Dignity and respect? No woman is shown either when she's expected to share intimate hospital spaces with a man, or be treated by medics who pretend men can be women. This isn't a competition, because politicians, lawyers and teachers have all failed when it comes to gender ideology. But healthcare professionals see the reality of biological sex every single day. They diagnose and treat illnesses that affect women because they are female. That makes this failure all the more extraordinary. How dare they reduce being a woman to a feeling. Women deserve better. The law is clear. Update the guidance.