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Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?

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
17%
No
81%
Yes
10%
No
3%
Yes, and consentual sex with a spouse under the age of 18 should be classified as statutory rape
6%
No, it should be classified as domestic violence
1%
No, marriage provides legal subordination for a spouse to have sex with the other spouse

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 @59G52LTfrom Oklahoma answered…4yrs4Y

No, it's your fault you married the man

 @599YBF2from California answered…4yrs4Y

Marital rape should count as two offences (spouse abuse and rape).

 @5BY8M8Wfrom Maine answered…4yrs4Y

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.

 @8ZRCRS9 from Georgia answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but this should be determined at the state and local level

 @592WL5Sfrom Pennsylvania answered…4yrs4Y

Yes. Rape is a crime, no matter the relations of the victim and the rapist.

 @8JCJLWV from Texas answered…4yrs4Y

Not enough knowledge to make an informed vote

 @5BP37LBfrom Maine answered…4yrs4Y

Marital rape should be punished even more severely than non-marital rape.

 @5BPWQDHfrom California answered…4yrs4Y

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.

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