{"id":235628,"date":"2025-04-16T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-that-woman-in-uk-law-refers-to-biological-sex\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:04:36","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-rules-that-woman-in-uk-law-refers-to-biological-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-supreme-court-rules-that-woman-in-uk-law-refers-to-biological-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that &#8216;woman&#8217; in UK law refers to biological sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KAeuAkGWfbI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that 'woman' in UK law refers to biological sex\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KAeuAkGWfbI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has ruled that &quot;woman&quot; in UK law refers to biological sex.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows a long-running legal battle between the Scottish government and a women&#8217;s campaign group. <\/p>\n<p>The Scottish government had argued that transgender people with a gender recognition certificate are entitled to sex-based protections, while For Women Scotland argued they only apply to people that are born female.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Lord Hodge said the ruling was not &quot;a triumph of one or more groups in our society at the expense of another&quot;, saying the rights of transgender people were protected by law.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling could have far-reaching implications across Scotland, England and Wales<\/p>\n<p>Live updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/supreme-court-latest-judges-to-rule-on-definition-of-a-woman-in-landmark-case-13349781<\/p>\n<p>#transgender #transgenderrights #genderequality #supremecourt <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court has ruled that &quot;woman&quot; in UK law refers to biological sex. 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