The National Assembly continued its detailed review of a comprehensive bill aimed at addressing sexual and gender-based violence on Wednesday. The bill includes a range of measures, but disagreements arose, especially over the role companies should play in cases involving violence experienced by their employees. Several hundred amendments were still under consideration on Wednesday afternoon, with a scheduled vote set for next Tuesday. To speed up the process, socialist lawmakers, who were largely responsible for the bill, decided to withdraw about a third of their remaining amendments. Tensions escalated in the evening during the discussion of the section on workplace sexual and gender-based violence. The proposed text required companies to address such violence in the workplace, as well as cases of violence experienced in private life that have professional consequences. However, an amendment by Danielle Brulebois (Renaissance) was adopted, removing the latter category. Brulebois argued that the wording was too broad and that existing laws already allowed companies to consider the impact of private violence on work. Ecologist deputy Clémentine Autain strongly opposed the amendment, stating that violence "at home" had "very concrete impacts" on work, such as sick leave or job reassignments. Communist deputy Elsa Faucillon criticized the change as a "huge step back" that undermined company responsibility, and she specifically criticized what she called an "Medef amendment" (Movement of French Enterprises). Gabrielle Cathala (LFI) later accused the business organization of trying to "unravel" the bill through a "shopping list" of amendments. Brulebois responded by stating that some of her amendments had been developed in collaboration with Medef, and that she defended "companies that create jobs and wealth." Autain countered that she only defended "business leaders" and not "those who produce wealth." In the same section, deputies approved a government amendment creating a dedicated advisor for employees in companies with fewer than eleven employees, particularly trained in preventing sexual and gender-based violence. Earlier on Wednesday, the Assembly unanimously passed the creation of a specific offense to punish the non-consensual sending of sexual images, such as "dick pics." This act, which includes sending a sexual photo via messaging or social media without consent, will now carry a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros, with harsher penalties if the victim is a minor. The measure aims to fill a legal gap between sexual exhibition, which requires a public setting, and sexual harassment, which involves repeated acts. Another article sparked a heated debate on online prostitution. The committee version aimed to extend the punishment of purchasing sexual acts to certain remote services, like those on platforms such as OnlyFans. Some deputies opposed this extension, arguing it could penalize clients of adult, consenting individuals. The government eventually revised the article, maintaining the punishment for online clients but only when there is a situation of sexual exploitation. The bill, highly anticipated by feminist and child protection groups who helped draft it, seeks to offer a comprehensive approach to sexual and gender-based violence, covering prevention, victim support, and judicial responses. Deputies still need to review dozens of articles, and the examination of the text will continue on Friday, with Thursday set aside for the parliamentary "niche" of the National Rally.