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← 🇳🇱 Tweede Kamer/WETGEVING9970e59f-e9ca-4344-9310-44a04e040fac

Wijziging van de Kaderwet dienstplicht en van de Wet gewetensbezwaren militaire dienst in verband met het van toepassing worden van de dienstplicht op vrouwen

Stage otherUpdated 6d ago

This Dutch national bill amends the Framework Act on Conscription (Kaderwet dienstplicht) and the Conscientious Objection to Military Service Act (Wet gewetensbezwaren militaire dienst). Its stated purpose is to make the conscription obligation apply to women as well as men, so that the legal framework no longer restricts liability for military service by sex. The bill was introduced in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament. The change would apply to Dutch women of the relevant age, bringing them under the same legal obligation to register for and potentially perform military service as men. The conscientious objection rules would also be adjusted to fit the new scope. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full legislative text.

National vote coverage: Netherlands-only