This is absolutely another anti-trans ploy from them Article 8 specifically gives us autonomy to identify and dress how we want. Without it the government could literally say trans people don't exist, can't dress how we want. It would even strip us of our right to say who touches our bodies. Vile
while they probably view that as a fortunate side effect, I think cooper is coming more so from an anti-migrant perspective. article 8 is often used to prevent the govt from breaking up families and the want to kneecap it to create a more hostile environment
Possibly - of course, thats still incredibly evil
Ties in with the EHCR document due out soon, which will be challenged based on article 8. I'm no lawyer but I do wonder if changing article 8 would circumvent the GLP legal challenge....
The thing is, article 8 is part of the ECHR. Europe has the final say on it and they would not agree to amend Article 8 to remove our protections The UK would have to pull out of the ECHR entirely which I fully believe is their plan, and they'll blame us for it to try and turn public opinion
That's what I'm afraid of. Trans people being held responsible for loss of human rights cos it was the only option they say. Very worrying times for everyone. Thanks for clarifying.
(A technicality that’s tangentially important in the defense is that Europe in this case includes the UK. The ECHR is not an EU institution. Although trying to ignore the ECHR would certainly put a stop to any further reconciliation or rejoining too.)