Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/2 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation The ban is one of several that have been proposed by the government, including last year’s criminalisation of material depicting women being choked. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy View image in fullscreen The ban is one of several that have been proposed by the government, including last year’s criminalisation of material depicting women being choked. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy Peers vote to ban pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily membersAmendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content passes by just one vote The government has agreed to ban the production of pornography depicting sex acts between stepfamily members following a vote in the House of Lords.The government tabled an amendment calling for step-incest to be included in a ban on harmful content, with the support of the Conservative peer Gabby Bertin, who led a review into pornography regulation that was published last year.The ban is one of several that have been proposed by the government, including last year’s criminalisation of material depicting women being choked.Some ministers had opposed the amendment and suggested the new ban would have been difficult to implement because, under the law in England and Wales, it is not illegal for adults who are step-related to engage in a sexual…
Published: April 10, 2026 4:43 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original