Nicola Sturgeon: I should have paused gender reform bill

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Nicola Sturgeon says she should have paused Scotland’s gender recognition reform legislation when it became polarised, telling ITV News she believes women’s rights and trans rights are not irreconcilable.   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I didn't, I think, anticipate as much as I should or engage as much as I should on some of the concerns that might then be triggered.

00:08At the point I knew it was becoming or felt it becoming as polarised, I should have.

00:16I think I say in the book, I wonder if I should have. I'm going to say it categorically.

00:20I should have said, right, OK, let's pause. Let's take a step back.

00:23And because I fervently believe that the rights of women and the interests of trans people are not irreconcilable at all.

00:31I should have taken a step back and said, how do we achieve this in a way that...

00:36So you're basically admitting that you should have just paused that legislation.

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