Philippine Supreme Court acquits two men convicted of rape due to inconsistent testimony of alleged victim doing away with legal doctrine that assumes women will not make false claims of being abused.

menofPH · 2018-03-05T07:20:35+00:00

The Maria Clara doctrine also known as woman's honor doctrine states that:

the impression that no young Filipina of decent repute would publicly admit that she has been sexually abused, unless that is the truth, for it is her natural instinct to protect her honor

BlueOrange22 · 2018-03-05T13:10:19+00:00

"Legal doctrine that assumes women will not make false claims."

What is the logical basis for believing that one gender wouldn't lie about one particular thing? If they know that people who happen to be female can lie, then why wouldn't those dishonest people lie about that or any one particular thing?

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