ومع ذلك، فحين قدم التعديل إلى البرلمان، كان كثير من أعضائه أكثر اهتماماً بضمان إعادة انتخابهم للبرلمان السابع من اهتمامهم بحقوق المرأة، وبالتالي لم تتم الموافقة عليه.
However, when the amendment was presented to Parliament, many of its members were more concerned with securing re-election to the 7th Parliament than with women's rights, and therefore it was not approved.