The Idaho House voted unanimously Wednesday to repeal a portion of state law that grants exceptions to the criminal definition of rape when someone is married to the alleged perpetrator.
Senate Bill 1089 will now head to Gov. Brad Little’s desk to be signed into law.
The Idaho Press reports, Sen. Melissa Wintrow drafted the legislation and says the long-standing inconsistency in Idaho’s law is rooted in sexist attitudes that wives are “property” of their husbands.
She also says, rape is rape no matter who you are or what relationship you are in.