ra pe ▁clause ", ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁" exception al ▁circumstances " ▁in ▁such ▁cases . ▁The w l iss , ▁who ▁had ▁interven ed ▁nine ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁Commons ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁was ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁launched ▁a ▁poster ▁campaign ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁that ▁month ▁for ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁proposal . ▁ ▁How ▁women ▁could ▁claim ▁was ▁still ▁unclear ▁the ▁month ▁before ▁the ▁measure ▁was ▁introduced . ▁Via ▁parliament ary ▁questions , ▁The w l iss ▁had ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁a ▁" prof essional ▁third ▁party " ▁was ▁still ▁not ▁arranged . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁recommended ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Department ▁for ▁Work ▁and ▁P ensions ▁( D WP ) ▁consult ation ▁document . ▁Her ▁request ▁for ▁an ▁emer gency ▁parliament ary ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁As ▁the ▁policy ▁came ▁into ▁force , ▁she ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁affected ▁and ▁government ▁officials : ▁" Will ▁they ▁accept ▁her ▁word , ▁or ▁will ▁only ▁a ▁criminal ▁conv iction ▁do ? ▁We ▁don ' t ▁yet ▁know ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Al ison ▁The w l iss ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁software ▁developer . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Profile ▁on ▁SN P ▁website ▁ ▁personal ▁website ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁birth s