The British government has taken an unusual procedure to prevent the establishment of a bill that facilitates the gender change of birth certificates passed by the Scottish Parliament in the north, saying, ``There is a risk of allowing malicious applications.''
In Scotland, there is criticism that it is a situation that shakes the way of autonomy.
In the UK, a doctor's statement is required for transgender people who don't match their gender to apply for a gender change on their birth certificate, but the Scottish parliament in the north said last month that it would be possible to change it by self-declaration alone. passed a bill to
Regarding this, the British government said on the 17th that there is a risk that women's safety will be threatened by people who pretend to be transgender changing their gender to women, and that there is a risk of allowing malicious applications, such as Prime Minister Sunak's instructions. took steps to block the enactment of the bill.
The British government is supposed to be able to block the enactment of the bill of the Scottish Parliament if it judges that it will adversely affect the rights and livelihoods of all citizens, but according to local media, it is the first time to actually block it.
Prime Minister Sturgeon of the Scottish Autonomous Government criticized it as 'a full-scale attack on the Scottish parliament,' and indicated that he would file a lawsuit against the law as it would undermine the state of autonomy.
In Scotland, even after independence from the United Kingdom was rejected in the 2014 referendum, the movement to seek independence continues, and the response of the British government is likely to invite opposition from the independent faction.