Paris, France, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - French lawmakers back bill to end 'marital duty'

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2026-01-29

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. The cross-party bill will now have to go through the......

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