Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-04-16 20:19:16 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC595387A3782EBDCD3AA91DB1F3DA22B28BD73BF1B6276036C18FCC31D19BB6
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This law has not just ‘now been introduced’, as the OP claims. The consultation for this bill opened back in March 2023. Additionally, the omission of women in the most recent hate crime bill was done after feedback from various women’s rights groups. https://www.gov.scot/news/misogyny-law-consultation/#:~:text=This%20offence%20criminalises%20sending%20an,hatred%20against%20women%20and%20girls. https://www.gov.scot/publications/misogyny-human-rights-issue/
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