Non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband within marriage was the right of the husband in the United States up until the 1990s.

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Until the 1990s, many states in the U.S. had marital rape exemptions in their laws, effectively allowing husbands to have non-consensual sexual intercourse with their wives without facing legal consequences. These laws were gradually reformed, and by the end of the 1990s, all 50 states had made marital rape a crime, although the specifics of the laws and the required evidence vary from state to state.

Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse by a Husband Within Marriage Was the Right