Marital rape!

In no way does marriage give one individual the right to control or force another into doing something against their will. Why then does the penal code of our civilised society protect Singaporean men who force their wives into sexual intercourse? How is it that our society does not punish marital RAPE?

A man who kills his wife gets charged with murder; a man who steals from his wife also gets charged, with theft. Yet a man who outrages his wife’s modesty goes free. It brings to mind the question of what the priorities of our society are, apparently money matters more than dignity and modesty because money is protected under the law.

The White Ribbon campaign run by AWARE is admirable and they have numerous forms of advertisements to spread the facts of this ‘loophole’ in our legal code, but something needs to be done by our government, as soon as possible.

In a well developed, almost first world nation, essentials such as marital rape ought definitely be crimes by law. Basic human rights including modesty and freedom of choice (on whether and when to have sex) do not get eliminated upon marriage.

Before the debate over oral sex and homosexuality can continue, our society needs to look at this pertinent issue before too many women suffer. Women need to know that it is a crime, as do men. Sex, whenever HE wants it is not a prerogative of marriage, and we wonder why educated women choose to remain single!