"The patient ...was told by London's Princess Grace Hospital it had to 'protect staff from unacceptable distress'."
I can't believe how awful this is for the patient, and then to be refused care as well...
"'Then I began to panic that men would be attending to my intimate care at the hospital while I was immobilised for an entire week following major surgery.
'It was a slow, dawning realisation. I felt sick. Alarm bells were ringing in my head. I cannot describe the fear that I felt. I cannot rationalise it.'
She wrote to HCA that evening underlining her concerns and her beliefs relating to gender and women's rights.
Emma cited the landmark case involving Maya Forstater, which said gender critical beliefs were protected under the Equality Act and 'worthy of respect'."
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