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Marital duty, a notion absent from the Civil Code but still debated

The 'marital duty' does not appear in the French Civil Code.

Published 7sem1 sourceNotableupdated 4j
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This implicit obligation of sexual relations between spouses is being challenged by legal experts.

A debate on consent within marriage is emerging in France.

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