This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Adapt the law regarding rape to allow women to be convicted of the offence.
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The law regarding rape in the UK is outdated and must be updated to reflect modern gender equality. This would mean adapting the law to allow women to be convicted of rape.
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200661
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