Group calls for women to be conscripted By Jason Pan / Staff reporter Independence advocates from the Taiwan Republic Office yesterday called on Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) politicians to amend the law so that women could also be conscripted to bolster Taiwan’s armed forces in the face of escalating Chinese military aggression. The advocates rallied outside the Legislative Yuan, demanding that KMT Legislator Charles Chen (陳以信) and KMT Taipei City Councilor Hsu Chiao-hsin (徐巧芯) make good on their promise of amending the Military Service Act (兵役法) to enable conscription of both genders, as is done in Israel. Office director Chilly Chen (陳峻涵) said it is rare for his organization to agree with the KMT’s proposals, but Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers should help push the amendment through, because it would achieve gender equality and bolster national defense.