Spain Races to Fix Sex Consent Law that Backfired
- ‘Only yes is yes’ law opens loophole to shorten sentences
- Sanchez’s Socialists move to fix law despite partner’s protest
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Spain is backtracking on a sexual consent law just months after it was introduced because it has had the unintended effect of reducing prison sentences for hundreds of convicted sex offenders and has created further disagreements within the coalition government.
The legislation, informally known as the “only yes means yes” law, approved in August that sexual consent be conveyed through actions that “clearly express the will of the person.”