Fear Over Female Rights - I Couldn't Vote When I Was Not Certain Women And Girls Would Not Be In Danger

Ex-minister in blast at gender bill

- Paul Hutcheon

AN MSP who quit the Scottish Government over its recognition Bill said gender proposals would not protect women and MSPs should have had a free vote.

Ash Regan, who quit as Community Safety Minister after citing "conscience" issues, said: "We know that in many areas of life women are discriminated against and so rightly they have legal protections in place, and I was not convinced those legal protections could continue to be upheld. "And my conscience would not allow me to vote for a Bill where I could not be 100 per cent certain where women and girls would not be in danger.