UK government proposes ban on treating Trans women inside female wards

The government of the UK has recently proposed a ban on the treatment of transgender women in female hospital wards England. In his conference speech, Steve Barclay, the health minister of the UK is expected to outline efforts to counter what he calls “wokery” in the NHS, which he claims has resulted in women’s rights being more marginalized. As per reports, Barclay told reporters “We need a common-sense approach to sex and equality issues in the NHS.” That is why I am announcing ideas to clarify patients’ rights." He also stated that “sex-specific language” has been “restored” on health advice pages addressing cervical and ovarian cancer, as well as menopause. “It is vital that women’s voices are heard in the NHS and the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients are protected,” he stated. According to a source close to the health minister, he is “tired of this agenda and the damage it’s causing, language like ‘chestfeeding,’ talking about pregnant ‘people’ rather than women.” “It irritates the vast majority of people, and he is determined to do something about it,” they continued. “He is concerned that women’s voices should be heard on healthcare and that too often wokery and ideological dogma is getting in the way of this.” In April, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch said the government could prohibit trans women from entering female-only spaces and asked parliament’s human rights watchdog for advice on changing official language from “sex” to “biological sex,” describing it as a “technical and contested area of law.” Barclay is also expected to promise an expansion of NHS training and financing for new health-care technology in his address. He will also announce new medical schools in Worcester, Chester, and Uxbridge, as well as an increase in the number of places available for medical students across the country. The opposition, Labour party, however, claims that the three “new” institutions mentioned already exist, and that due to the limited number of government-funded slots, they solely train international students. Barclay’s address will take place against the backdrop of the latest round of junior doctor and consultant strikes in England. It comes after a two-day walkout at the end of September and coincides with Rishi Sunak’s first Conservative Party conference as leader and prime minister.