Marital Rape

I.    History of Marital Rape Exemption

        A.    Contract Consent Theory/Hale Doctrine
        B.    Unity Theory
        C.    Chattel

II.    Debate over Marital Rape Laws
        A.    Protection Argument
        B.    Proof
        C.    Public Opinion
        D.    False Complaints
        E.    Increased Litigation
        F.    Family

III.   What Virginia Did

V.    Frequency of Marital Rape

VI.    Factors Associated with Marital Rape

        A.    The marital relationship
        B.    The husband
        C.    The wife

VII.    Effects of Marital Rape
 
        A.    The husband
        B.    The wife
        C.    The children



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