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Last week, it was widely approved by lawmakers from almost all ranks at the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament. The #FarRight voted against it.
The Senate’s approval is the last step before the bill becomes #law via official publication.
#France rejoins many other European nations that have similar #consent-based laws on #rape, including neighboring #Germany, #Belgium & #Spain.
#VioenceAgainstWomen #SexualAssault #nonconsensual #RapeCulture #GisèlePelicot
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Senators voted 327-0 in favor of the bill, with 15 abstentions.
The bill states that “any non-consensual sexual act constitutes sexual assault.”
Consent is defined as “freely given, informed, specific, prior & revocable” & assessed “in the light of the circumstances.” The text says it “cannot be inferred solely from the silence or the lack of reaction of the victim.”
#law #VioenceAgainstWomen #rape #SexualAssault #nonconsensual #France #RapeCulture #GisèlePelicot
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France’s #Senate gave its final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining #rape & other #SexualAssault as any #nonconsensual sexual act, a move that comes after the landmark drugging & rape trial that shook #France & turned #GisèlePelicot into a global icon.
The bill was presented in January following the conviction of 51 men for the rape & abuse of Gisèle Pelicot in a case which spurred a national reckoning over #RapeCulture in France.
#law #VioenceAgainstWomen
https://apnews.com/article/france-consent-rape-law-gisele-pelicot-senate-b208f67c13a27898d7d8ca26472ab61a