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submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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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[-] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't pretend marriage is universally innocent. I said it's a tradition just like hanging colourful lights on a tree within a home in December, and that it's just as aggressive to state everyone be rid of their decorations as that the concept of marriage should be abolished.

I didn't say I thought you were wrong - I said the initial comment read a bit hot off the stove.

[-] gustofwind@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not just a tradition it’s a tradition that actively creates and informs legal rules anchored to that tradition

Your analogy between the enduring institution of marriage with Christmas lights is simply false

https://www.logical-fallacy.com/articles/false-analogy/

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