Bawal piliting makipagtalik ang asawa

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | September 20, 2021

Dear Chief Acosta,

Bagong kasal pa lamang ako at nais kong malaman kung maaari ba akong pilitin ng aking asawa na makipagtalik kung ayaw ko? - Lorena

Dear Lorena,

Para sa inyong kaalaman, ayon sa kasong People of the Philippines vs. Edgar Jumawan (G.R. No. 187495, 21 April 2014; Ponente:Honorable former Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes), hindi maaaring pilitin ang isang asawa na makipagtalik kung labag ito sa kagustuhan niya. Ayon sa nasabing kaso:

“It is true that the Family Code, obligates the spouses to love one another but this rule sanctions affection and sexual intimacy, as expressions of love, that are both spontaneous and mutual and not the kind which is unilaterally exacted by force or coercion.

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Further, the Court adheres to and hereby adopts the rationale in Liberta in rejecting the argument akin to those raised by herein accused-appellant. A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly rape his wife with impunity. A married woman has the same right to control her own body, as does an unmarried woman. She can give or withhold her consent to a sexual intercourse with her husband and he cannot unlawfully wrestle such consent from her in case she refuses.

Lastly, the human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. Women do not divest themselves of such right by contracting marriage for the simple reason that human rights are inalienable.” (Binigyang-diin)

Samakatwid, hindi kayo maaaring pilitin ng inyong asawa na makipagtalik kung ito ay labag sa inyong kagustuhan. Kung sakaling sapilitan na kayong makikipagtalik sa inyong asawa, maaari itong ikonsidera bilang marital rape.

Nawa ay nasagot namin ang inyong mga katanungan. Nais naming ipaalala sa inyo na ang opinyon na ito ay nakabase sa inyong mga naisalaysay sa inyong liham at sa pagkakaintindi namin dito. Maaaring maiba ang opinyon kung mayroong karagdagang impormasyon na ibibigay. Mas mainam kung personal kayong sasangguni sa abogado.

Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.