The withdrawal law was adopted as an emergency measure, however, it was not determined by a 2/3 majority, which opened up the possibility for the President not to promulgate it and return it for a second reading in parliament. Opponents of the decision have also voiced other possible solutions for suspending or delaying the law's entry into force - appealing to the Constitutional Court or calling on the President to suspend the promulgation of the law, giving time to collect signatures to initiate a referendum.

In Latvia, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, or the so-called Istanbul Convention, entered into force on 1 May last year. It is an international treaty that requires its member states to develop a coordinated policy to better protect women from all forms of violence, as well as women and men from domestic violence. Among other things, member states must provide victims with comprehensive assistance and protection, crisis centres, a 24-hour crisis hotline, specialised support centres for victims of sexual violence, and protect and support children who are witnesses of violence.