
French lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill seeking to end “marital duty”, after criticism from women’s rights groups about its use to ignore sexual consent in marriage and marital rape. 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. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis reports.#French #lawmakers #bill #039marital #duty0391769747078