Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Consent, Coercion, and Abuse
Intimate partner sexual violence includes rape, coercion, unwanted sexual contact, and other nonconsensual sexual acts by a current or former partner.
Intimate partner sexual violence includes rape, coercion, unwanted sexual contact, and other nonconsensual sexual acts by a current or former partner.
Marital rape is nonconsensual sexual penetration by a spouse. Marriage does not create permanent consent or remove either partner’s bodily autonomy.
Rape is sexual penetration without consent or involving someone unable to consent. Legal definitions vary, but bodily autonomy and valid agreement remain central.