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Dec 29, 2014 marital rape bodily autonomy implied consent criminal law violence against women supreme court

Marital Rape Upholding A Wifes Bodily Autonomy AND Rejecting THE Implied Consent Theory

The Supreme Court affirms that marriage does not imply consent to sexual relations, upholding a wife's bodily autonomy and rejecting the implied consent theory.

Dec 21, 2009 rape criminal law marriage revised penal code supreme court family law

Marital Rape: Spousal Consent Is Not a Defense to Rape in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court affirms that marriage is no defense to rape, convicting a stepfather of two counts of rape against his minor stepdaughter.