Abolish the concept of marital duty to have sex

Abolish the concept of marital duty to have sex — 6 signatures. Status: rejected.

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Abolish the concept of marital duty to have sex. Bring consequences for sexual coercion and abuse within marriage and enshrine it within UK law.

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So many women in marriage have sex not because they want to, but out of an obligation and a duty within marriage. This leads to things like sexual coercion, rape and women don’t have a voice. Marriage should not mean sex is expected. Consent is always required. Protect women in marriage. A woman’s body does not belong to her husband and no should always mean no. France has done this, we should too.

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