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Marital Rape

By Michael Blankenship

What do Idaho and Afghanistan have in common? Both governments permit marital rape.Read more...Chapter 18 of the Idaho criminal code states that18-6107. RAPE OF SPOUSE. No person shall be convicted of rape for any actor acts with that person's spouse, except under the circumstances cited inparagraphs 3. and 4. of section 18-6101, Idaho Code.The exceptions noted include threats of violence, the use of force or a weapon, or the use of drugs to carry out the rape. Nineteen other states and the District of Columbia do not have these exemptions.World-wide criticism has been heaped on the Karzai government and both houses of Parliament. President Karzai is reported to be looking for an exit strategy. I find it interesting that states like Idaho are not subject to the same level of criticism...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).