The Long Road to Outlawing Marital Rape

The Criminal Code Bill spells bad news for husbands who justify intercourse by force. The current prevailing Criminal Code is strangely silent on this matter. Under the current Code, a man may only be convicted of the rape of a woman other than his wife. However, the words: "other than his wife", have been deleted from the Bill. Under the Bill, a man may also be convicted of raping his spouse.

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