France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex.

A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause to the country’s civil code to make clear that “community of living” does not create an “obligation for sexual relations”.

The proposed law also makes it impossible to use lack of sexual relations as an argument in fault-based divorce.

Though unlikely to have a major impact in the courts, supporters hope the law will help deter marital rape.

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      Did not think today was the day id come across an argument in favor of marital rape today. You either do not understand what you are talking about or you are a genuinely horrible rancid person.

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      …what do you think the point of marriage is (or was)?

      You know you can have sex with someone without being married. The two concepts aren’t actually requisite of each other.