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French woman wins ECHR case over refusal of sex in divorce ruling

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European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR) sided with the 69-year-old French divorcee.

The woman, identified as Ms H.W , stopped having sex with her husband in 2002 and petitioned for divorce in 2012 .

In 2019 , an appeals court in Versailles rejected her complaints and ruled in favour of her husband.

She then brought her case to the ECHR in 2021 .

The case has sparked a debate about attitudes toward marital consent and women's rights in France .

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