The struggle to end marital rape, still legal in many countries

[kenny]

In 2023 how can this be?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/india/india-marital-rape-fight-to-criminalize-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

SNIP:
The ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade last year, turning back the clock on women’s rights to seek an abortion in the US, mentioned Hale’s name at least a dozen times.

Marital rape was still legal in some US states up until 1993, and it was only outlawed in Britain after a landmark court ruling in 1991.

Across the world, 43 countries still do not have legislation that addresses the issue of marital rape – and among those that do, the penalties for non-consensual sex within marriage are “significantly lower” than other rape cases, according to the United Nations Population Fund’s 2021 State of World Population review.

 

[missy]

Unfortunately that fact comes as no surprise to me. I have a lot to say on this topic but unfortunately rules prevent me from sharing my thoughts. Just to say not only is this not a shock but if common sense and logic do not prevail soon expect much worse. And the USA is not excluded from my dire prediction.