Rejected petition Change the law on rape to include female to male rape

Rejected on 14 December 2018

The UK law for rape states that only a male can rape a female. This is sexist. In some cases of female on male rape a baby is conceived and the male victim is forced to pay child maintenance. This is simply not good enough. When a male is rapped the female offender is charged less time.

I propose that the law should be adapted to:
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if-
(a) A intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis;
or
(b) A intentionally penetrates their own vagina, anus or mouth with another person’s (B) penis:
and:
(c) B does not consent to the penetration, and
(d) A does not reasonably believe that B consents.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/232119

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