Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Tabled by Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Evin Incir, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Robert Biedroń, Emma Rafowicz, Carla Tavares, Gabriela Firea, Matjaž Nemec, Pina Picierno, Raphaël Glucksmann, Lina Gálvez, Idoia Mendia, Dan Barna, Birgit Sippel, Hilde Vautmans, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Marko Vešligaj, Sandra Gómez López, Claire Fita, Andreas Schieder, Lucia Yar, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Marit Maij, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Aurore Lalucq, Billy Kelleher, Elisabeth Grossmann, Irena Joveva, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Sigrid Friis, César Luena, Marina Kaljurand, Marc Angel, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, François Kalfon, Hana Jalloul Muro, Jana Toom, Maria Guzenina, Chloé Ridel, Maria Noichl, Alessandra Moretti, Alessandro Zan, Sabrina Repp, Romana Jerković, Cecilia Strada, Brando Benifei, Murielle Laurent, Adnan Dibrani, Nora Mebarek, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Sofie Eriksson, Elena Sancho Murillo, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Eric Sargiacomo, Daniel Attard, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Heléne Fritzon, Johan Danielsson, Abir Al-Sahlani, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Fabienne Keller, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, René Repasi, Cristina Maestre, José Cepeda, Nicola Zingaretti, Stefano Bonaccini, Georgia Tramacere, Marco Tarquinio, Camilla Laureti, Anna Strolenberg, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Annalisa Corrado, Giuseppe Lupo, Benedetta Scuderi, Cristina Guarda, Damian Boeselager, David Cormand, Diana Riba i Giner, Erik Marquardt, Kai Tegethoff, Leoluca Orlando, Maria Ohisalo, Mélissa Camara, Mounir Satouri, Nela Riehl, Reinier Van Lanschot, Saskia Bricmont, Tilly Metz, Sebastian Everding, Irene Montero, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Manon Aubry, Leila Chaibi, Rudi Kennes, Anthony Smith, Carolina Morace, Giorgos Georgiou, Damien Carême, Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt, Dario Tamburrano, Pernando Barrena Arza, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Merja Kyllönen, Emma Fourreau, Ilaria Salis, Elena Kountoura, Nikolas Farantouris, Kathleen Funchion, Lynn Boylan, Arash Saeidi, Estrella Galán, Rima Hassan, Anja Hazekamp, Majdouline Sbai, Lena Schilling, Alexandra Geese

… given that the continued absence of sexuality education fuels misinformation and harmful Removed: stereotypes; Added: stereotypes and the widespread impunity for rape contributes to rape culture; calls on the Commission to carry out EU-wide public awareness-raising campaigns to … justified through persistent gender inequalities and harmful attitudes about gender and sexuality; Added: therefore, calls on the Member States to introduce gender-sensitive and age-appropriate mandatory comprehensive sexuality and relationships education in national education curricula;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.220v01-00