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Originally Posted by ElectrO
This country is like 1000 years behind the west.
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Try 14 or so.
In the US the first state to recognize spousal rape (and make it a crime) was South Dakota in 1975. It was not untill 1993 that all state had followed suit. Today 33 states still have statutory provisions making spousal rape a lesser crime than non-spousal rape.
Can't find the exact data, however, it appears that the British Commonwealth has been equally tardy.
References:
Fact Sheet: Wife Rape
Spousal rape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Back to you comment, it would only have been right is it was made illegal 1000 years ago.