The reform of the ‘only yes is yes’ law has gotten ahead with 231 votes in favor and without the support of United We Can. The government partnerswho have had the votes from CKD and Bildu to reject it, they have criticized the modification considering that with it it returns to the “Penal Code of La Manada”.
During the vote, the Socialists have asked the purple “to be consistent and responsible”, and have acknowledged being “tired of their rants.” “Stop the hyperbole and tell us about solutions. The best way to legitimize this rule is to bet on correcting those errors that it obviously contains,” said the PSOE deputy, Andrea Fernández.
The partners have not remained silent and have reproached “the lordships of the PSOE” for having joined the opposition to carry out the reform. “They shake hands to return to the Criminal Code of violence and intimidation. It is bad news for women, who have conquered the consent in the center as right. Faced with judicial decisions to reduce sentences, a united response must be given as a Government and from the feminist majority in Congress. Voting with the PP for this setback in women’s rights only aggravates the problem,” lamented Irene Montero.
Along the same lines, her partner Lucía Muñoz has warned that consent cannot be removed “from the center of the law” because that would mean “betraying” all women. “They are sending a message to women: they are second-class citizens and their rights are worth less than enduring the onslaught of the right,” she added.
The agreement between the investiture bloc has been impossible, although no party has spoken of breaking the coalition.
The reform divides the Government and “arrives late”
Despite their support, the ‘popular’ have charged against the Executive, which they have accused of presenting this reform due to “an electoral alarm”. “Tezanos’ reports are taken into account, but not the CGPJ’s warnings. Stop using us women, stop telling us what we should feel or how to enjoy ourselves and stop speaking on our behalf. When we can speak at the polls , we will say ‘no’ to this government”, said the general secretary of the PP, Cuca Gamarra.
Also from Ciudadanos they have considered that the correction of the norm to avoid unwanted effects “is correct, but it is late.” “They should not have waited around March 8, because it is late and it must be processed as quickly as possible,” said deputy Sara Giménez.