French lawmakers approve bill to end ‘marital duty’ after consent concerns
Tripotay Lakay29 Jan 2026 - 06:20


French lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill to end the notion of “marital duty”, stating clearly that marriage does not oblige spouses to have sex. The move aims to remove a long-standing legal ambiguity that critics say weakened sexual consent and allowed outdated ideas to cloud divorce cases.
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