Victims of chemical-submission rape should be covered by accident insurance under a Federal Council plan that has won broad backing in consultation.
Currently, sexual assaults on unconscious victims — including those drugged with GHB — are not classed as accidents, because the victim cannot prove the act was sudden.
The reform would recognise all injuries from a sexual assault as accidents in law, opening up care benefits and lost-wage compensation.
The most political parties and sexual assault associations all support the change, only the Swiss People’s Party opposes, calling it a system-wide exception.
The Federal Council puts the annual cost at up to CHF 1 million, with a final decision due in the coming months.
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