Pakistan Bill Allows for Men to "Lightly" Beat Their Wives

The Islamic council of Pakistan has created a bill that would allow husbands to "lightly" beat their wives. The bill recommends that "a husband should be allowed to lightly beat his wife if she defies  his commands and refuses to dress up as per his desires."

The bill includes several specific instances in which such a beating could occur, which include: turning down sex, not dressing as he likes, interacting with strangers, talking too loudly, failing to wear a hijab, or gives others cash without her husband's permission.The bill also prevents the use of birth control without their husband's consent.

Many see this bill as a direct response to a failed measure that would have extended protection for Pakistani women. Punjab Women Protection would have allowed protection for abused women. However, the council rejected the bill, which they deemed "un-Islamic"

Just as the Punjab Women Protection bill failed, many expect this bill to fall short of the necessary votes.

A recent survey from the World Value Survey found that 70 percent of Pakistanis said a man beating his wife was never justifiable.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/asia/pakistan-women-light-beating/

Adam Poklop