[Correspondence] The UK Supreme Court's ruling and the rights of transgender people
On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that only those who are what it terms as biologically female can be defined as women.1 This has wide implications for medicine as well as for people who are transgender. The Court's document runs to 88 pages. The Court's position on sex is set out several times. For example, on page 50:
On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that only those who are what it terms as biologically female can be defined as women.1 This has wide implications for medicine as well as for people who are transgender. The Court's document runs to 88 pages. The Court's position on sex is set out several times. For example, on page 50:
