I see calls for #India to have a #UCC / #UniformCivilCode.

I read some women feel they'll be more oppressed if that happens.

And then I read the following and now very much doubt that a legal system that can defend this level of #OppressionOfWomen should be relied on to produce a non-oppressive UCC.

#WomensRights

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80r38yeempo

India government says criminalising marital rape 'excessively harsh'

The government has opposed petitions in the country's top court that seek criminalisation of marital rape.