
EU Pushes ‘Explicit Consent’ Rape Law Despite Spain Fallout
Spain’s 2022 reform led to reduced sentences and early releases, raising questions as Brussels pushes for a similar model

Spain’s 2022 reform led to reduced sentences and early releases, raising questions as Brussels pushes for a similar model

The EU resolution states that only a “clear, affirmative, freely given and unambiguous” expression of consent is valid in sexual relations.