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.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes
@9M5MZWTWomen’s Equality3mos3MO
Yes the law criminalizes all forms of rape of men or women, including spousal rape, but unlike other rapes is not a “public crime”.
@9LVS53HRepublican3mos3MO
Rape is rape, no matter if it wasn't severe or not, it was still rape. So it should be under severe violence.
@9KM6ZWF5mos5MO
Martial Rape and Non-Martial Rape should be punished differently because people can lie about Rape, profit off of the lawsuits, and make the other persons life more miserable. However, this doesn’t mean that Martial Rape doesn’t happen. I think that someone who files for martial rape should have at least a bit of evidence of such a thing happening before they start the lawsuit
@9GZD33M8mos8MO
There are a lot of people that lie about Rape so they can get more money off of the person and so they can make the other person's life more miserable. So I don't attend to believe people that say they have been raped. Because there's a good chance they haven't.
How many women have you actually talked to in real life? Have any of them divulged to you how many of them have been raped/sexually assaulted? Or have you not proven yourself a trusted confidant for the women in your life?
Did you know that rape is far more likely to occur than a false rape accusation?
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
Yes, and consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18 should be classified as statutory rape
@9F9TFJY11mos11MO
I think it depends on the age. If y'all are both the same age or at least a year difference, with consent it shouldn't be punishable until it's actual rape. If I am 18 and my 17 year old girlfriend gave me consent to have sex with her is shouldn't have to spend time in jail. But if someone was 18 having sex with someone 13-15 then yes, that's statutory rape.
@9M5MZWTWomen’s Equality3mos3MO
Yes the law criminalizes all forms of rape of men or women, including spousal rape, but unlike other rapes is not a “public crime”.
@9GYX2F69mos9MO
I think it depends on the age. If y'all are both the same age or at least a year difference, with consent it shouldn't be punishable until it's actual rape. If I am 18 and my 17 year old girlfriend gave me consent to have sex with her is shouldn't have to spend time in jail. But if someone was 18 having sex with someone 13-15 then yes, that's statutory rape.
@9GF5JN59mos9MO
If you are married it changes the whole story, yes there should still be rules on it but if they are married it is there’s and there’s only.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No
@9GZD33M8mos8MO
There are so many men out in the world that have been accused of rape and sent to jail with no evidence. Women have a very powerful voice in this generation. It can ruin a man's life within an instant. There should be cases with the two individuals that don't cause the man to go straight to jail right away.
@VulcanMan6 8mos8MO
I hope you eventually find your way out of this misogynistic incel pipeline...
Not you bringing up the myth that false rape allegations ruin lives when true rape allegations aren’t even doing that.
Hate to burst your little bubble, but false rape accusations RARELY happen. Meanwhile anywhere from 1 in 2 to 1 in 5 women are being raped by men like you.
The fact that you’re THIS concerned about being accused of rape makes me think you’re hiding something.
@9M5MZWTWomen’s Equality3mos3MO
Yes the law criminalizes all forms of rape of men or women, including spousal rape, but unlike other rapes is not a “public crime”.
@9FRCX2310mos10MO
Rape is rape, it does not matter if it was during a marriage or not, consent matters and rape should not be allowed in any capacity
@9FL4THQ10mos10MO
It does not matter if you are married, if your spouse said no then you should not force them to have sex and if you do then that is rape and should be punished accordingly.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, it should be classified as domestic violence
@9J8BM89Republican 6mos6MO
Rape is rape. Regardless of your relationship with your partner. There should always be consent in marriage. Boundaries must be respected. It is dehumanizing to reduce marital rape to a domestic violence position just because they are married. Put yourself in the position of the victim. How would you feel your rape is less important than someone else just because you were married?
@9LXLJ2H3mos3MO
It does not matter the marital status of someone, if they are raped, their abuser should be charged the same.
@9LVS53HRepublican3mos3MO
Rape is rape, no matter if it wasn't severe or not, it was still rape. So it should be under severe violence.
@9LR88LMProgressive3mos3MO
Forcing youself on someone, in a sexual way, should be classified as rape. Even if you are married it does not change the fact that you can rape your partner. marriage does not equal consent.
@ISIDEWITH8yrs8Y
No, marriage provides legal subordination for a spouse to have sex with the other spouse
@9BK8TXW 1yr1Y
@599YBF24yrs4Y
Marital rape should count as two offences (spouse abuse and rape).
Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote
@8ZRCRS92yrs2Y
Yes, but this should be determined at the state and local level
@59G52LTRepublican4yrs4Y
@5BP37LB4yrs4Y
Marital rape should be punished even more severely than non-marital rape.
@5BY8M8W4yrs4Y
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.
@59C74F44yrs4Y
No non marital rape is more of a heinous crime
@592WL5S4yrs4Y
Yes. Rape is a crime, no matter the relations of the victim and the rapist.
@592V4X74yrs4Y
Yes, classify it as domestic violence and decriminalize consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18
@8WDCHBN3yrs3Y
“decriminalize consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18”
Does that mean decriminalize pedophilia, like 40&16 years old? Or decriminalize 17&18 years old?
@996RSPZ1yr1Y
That's sort of the issue with grey areas like this; If the court rules in favor of one decision or the other, it stands that similar decisions will result in the same. I agree with the above stance, however, and despite the risk of a large age gap going unchecked, it would probably minimize scrutiny to couples who don't need it.
@5BPWQDH4yrs4Y
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.
@992L37C1yr1Y
Rape in any instance should be considered a felony
@58ZG4RD4yrs4Y
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.
@592MYPC4yrs4Y
Yes, but the bar for proving there was no consent should be much higher
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