Greece Moves to Roll Back Definition of Rape

  • Women to march in the afternoon to oppose proposed bill
  • Bill fails to include concept of consent in definition of rape
Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg
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When is a rape a rape?

Greek women are taking to the streets Wednesday to tackle that question after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government took a step to roll back the definition of rape in the country’s penal code, potentially easing the punishment for rapists.