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Two Northern Virginia lawmakers, Del. Richard H. Black (R-Loudoun) and Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-Prince William), questioned whether a husband commits rape if he forces his wife to have sex.

"If a wife simply said no and the husband simply wanted to have relations, is that rape?" Marshall asked.

I. Have. No. Words.

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It was only quite recently that English law was changed to make it clear that forced sex within marriage is rape, so I'm afraid this doesn't surprise me. *sigh*

In the U.S., of course, it's state by state. I was shocked to learn that 32 states have restricted or incomplete marital rape laws. (In case you didn't see the entire article, current Virginia law only allows a married woman to charge her husband with rape if they were legally separated at the time or if she was physically injured.) I thought this battle was won a long time ago.