To put it bluntly, the notion of consent is arguably meaningless by itself as the arbiter of legitimate sexual and
marital relationships because of the potential for manipulation,
coercion, and abuse in a situation where there are deep - rooted and unequal social power relations (e.g., the President of the United States [not] having sexual relations with a besotted young intern or, as here, a parent and an adult child contracting a marriage).
In the past ten or 15 years many states have revised rape laws to encompass male as well as female victims,
marital rape, acts of sexual
coercion not involving intercourse and assaults in which there is no instance of resistance or physical harm.
To be valid, the
marital agreement has to be entered into without
coercion and / or duress, must be in writing, and has to be signed by both parties.
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