French lawmakers approve bill to end ‘marital duty’ over consent concerns

[Augusta]

French lawmakers approve bill to end ‘marital duty’ over consent concerns. French lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill seeking to end the notion of “marital duty” after criticism from women’s rights groups about how it ignores the idea of s3xual consent in marriage and marital r#pe
The text – backed by more than 120 MPs in the lower house National Assembly – clarifies in the civil code that cohabitation does not create any obligation for spouses to have sexual relations. The cross-party bill will now have to go through the Senate upper chamber.

 

[kit_hung]

This now! French lawmakers passed new bill that eliminates the concept of “marital obligation”. This after pressure from women’s rights groups who say it ignores the concept sexual consent within marriage and also the issue of marital rape. More than 120 members of the National Assembly supported the text. makes it clear in civil law that living together does not mean a husband and wife are obligated to have sex.