Laurel Vukovic

Marital rape or spousal rape is the act of sexual intercourse with one's spouse without the spouse's consent. The lack of consent is the essential element and does not always involve physical violence. Marital rape is considered a form of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Although, historically, sexual intercourse within marriage was regarded as a right of husbands, engaging in the act without the wife's consent is now widely classified as rape by many societies around the world, and increasin…