Voorstel van wet van de leden Schouw en De Wit tot wijziging van het Wetboek van Strafrecht in verband met het laten vervallen van het verbod op godslastering

This is a private member's bill introduced in the Dutch House of Representatives by MPs Schouw and De Wit. It proposes amending the Dutch Criminal Code to remove the prohibition on blasphemy, meaning the offence of publicly insulting religious beliefs or objects of worship. The debate centres on freedom of expression versus protection of religious feelings. If adopted, the change would affect people who make public statements about religion that others consider offensive, and would remove a criminal penalty for such speech. Religious communities and courts applying the Criminal Code would also be affected. This summary is based on metadata only, not the full legislative text.