Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
According to BBC News, new guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
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