The final vote on the controversial proposals will now not be held until Thursday.
A decision was then taken by parliamentary authorities to schedule the final vote for later on Thursday rather than risk having Wednesday's session continuing the early hours of the morning.It resumed again after assurances were given that she was feeling better and would continue to take part in votes remotely.
An applicant for a Gender Recognition Certificate will now need to have lived in their acquired gender for just three months - or six months if they are aged 16 or 17 - rather than two years.It will be a criminal offence to make a false declaration or false application for a GRC, with anyone who does so potentially facing up to two years in prison.
Despite some of the frustrations that have been expressed about the handling of this legislation, the actual debate has, for the most part, been thoughtful, respectful and measured.The parliament was suspended for about half an hour on Tuesday after campaigners shouted "shame on all of you" from the public galleries.
These concerns are understood to centre on the potential impact of people with gender recognition certificates moving from Scotland to other parts of the UK, where a different system will still be in place.
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