Marital rape is nonconsensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim's spouse. Marital rape was not criminalized by many countries until the mid-nineteenth century. In 1993 the U.N. designated marital rape as a human rights violation. Marital rape is illegal in Australia, Canada, Ireland, England, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil. Marital rape is not a criminal offence in China and India.
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Yes, and consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18 should be classified as statutory rape
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No, marriage provides legal subordination for a spouse to have sex with the other spouse
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No, it should be classified as domestic violence
@8ZRCRS97mos
Yes, but this should be determined at the state and local level
@5BP37LB2yrs
Marital rape should be punished even more severely than non-marital rape.
@599YBF22yrs
Marital rape should count as two offences (spouse abuse and rape).
@59C74F42yrs
No non marital rape is more of a heinous crime
@5BPWQDH2yrs
Who decides whether it is rape? If there is unassailable evidence that it is rape (e.g., unaltered video showing intent and action), only then should it be treated as rape.
@5BY8M8W2yrs
Yes. But in case a married person declines having sex with their spouse, after a set amount of time ( for example 6 months ), the spouse would have the right to file for divorce without having to pay mortgage. Also, in case married person declines having sex with their spouse and this leads to the spouse having extra-marital affairs, this could not be grounds for divorce or legal persecution.
@592WL5S2yrs
Yes. Rape is a crime, no matter the relations of the victim and the rapist.
@58ZG4RD2yrs
No because some spouse's use this excuse to trap there other spouse as a form of blackmail,or do it in spite or revenge.
Yes, just because two adults are married doesn't mean they automatically consent towards any sexual activity at any time of the day. If it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, and eats like a duck, it's a duck.
@592MYPC2yrs
Yes, but the bar for proving there was no consent should be much higher
@59CHF9W2yrs
Should a sandwich be considered a non sandwich?
@9636TMG16hrs
yes, rape is rape regardless of relation status.
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Rape is rape. No matter the relationship
@95WGTC35 days
Yes if there is substantial evidence of harm and resources for separation from abuser.
@95S25VJ1wk
There's too much nuance to this question. Rape in the most "assumed" version of the word (holding someone down and physically forcing them) absolutely should be persecuted to the same degree whether the person is married or not. Marital rape often shows its head in a more subtle manipulation of the other party, wearing them down day after day with persistent asking, putting the blame on the other person for being weird and never wanting sex, basically persistent advances and manipulation leading to the same result. Due to our society and the importance put on sex and the gender roles we have
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Yes, and consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 16 should be classified as statutory rape
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