New law ‘puts needs of survivors above the needs of rapists’, says MP Natalie Fleet, who campaigned for the change
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/oct/22/sex-offenders-to-be-denied-parental-responsibility-for-children-born-of
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Am an american and would like some clarification. Does the effect things like child support at all? Is that a thing in the UK I always assumed it was but through my reading of the article I didn’t see it mentioned but I am a dumbass anday have missed it.
I’m so used to bad news nowadays that I was confused and was trying to find the catch in the article. But it seems there is none, just a good reasonable decision from what I understand?
Perhaps this should be reposted to uplifting News?
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Only downside is that it’s happening so late. I mean, it’s 2025…
Best time was then, second best time is now. Don’t lament the delay, celebrate the win and move on to the next goal.
Considering the other repressive slop thats been coming out of England lately, I’m still extremely wary.
I was worried after reading this article and the gov.uk article where every instance of ‘rapist’ is assumed to be male and every victim is female, but the wording of the actual amendment seems to be gender-neutral. Seems straightforward, and also surprising that something like this wasn’t on the books already.
That’s awesome. But this is the UK so is it going to acknowledge that women can rape men?
Yes, the language is gender neutral.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/victims-and-courts-bill
Which part of the UK legal definition of rape is gender neutral?
