Spanish parliament approves 'only yes means yes' consent bill

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Spanish parliament approves ‘only yes means yes’ consent bill

Sexual assault survivors will no longer have to prove violence was used against them if passed by Senate

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Spanish parliament approves ‘only yes means yes’ consent bill
Sexual assault survivors will no longer have to prove violence was used against them if passed by Senate
8:34 PM · May 28, 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/26/spanish-parliament-approves-only-yes-means-yes-consent-bill

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Spain’s parliament has approved a bill that makes consent a key determinant in sexual assault cases, freeing survivors of having to prove that violence or intimidation was used against them.

The bill, popularly known as “Only yes means yes”, seeks to tackle the nebulous definition of consent in Spanish law. In the absence of a codified definition, the law had long relied on evidence of violence, resistance or intimidation to decide whether a criminal sexual act occurred.

The new bill defines consent as an explicit expression of a person’s will, making it clear that silence or passivity do not equal consent. Non-consensual sex can be considered aggression and subject to prison terms of up to 15 years.

The change was welcomed by the minister for equality, Irene Montero. “From today, Spain is a freer, safer country for all women,” she told parliament. “We are going to swap violence for freedom, we are going to swap fear for desire.”

The bill had long been championed by the Spain’s leftwing coalition government, with only the conservative Popular party and the far-right Vox party voting against it. The draft will now face a vote in the Senate before it can become law.


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[niyad]

1. That is very good news. Would you consider cross-posting this in Women's

Rights And Issues? Thanks in advance.

Minister of Equality. One can dream. . .

[Cheezoholic]

2. Very good news indeed

Spain has a horrific record on women's rights when compared to other modern society's. It's right up there with the USA.

[NNadir]

3. More civilized then Americans living in the modern Confederacy, Alito land, I'd guess.

[Lithos]

4. I may move to Spain at this rate

Their beer sucks, but it's starting to become more worth it in the bigger picture.