CALL NOW: End Marriage as a Defense to Sex Crimes

Feb 11th, 2022

Ask the House Judiciary Committee to support HB153

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote this Friday, February 11, at 2:30pm on legislation ending marriage as a defense to sex crimes. 

Call members of the Judiciary Committee and ask them to support HB153.

Marriage Should Not Be a Defense to Sex Crimes

Currently, Maryland law allows marriage to be a defense to some sex crimes. This archaic law means that married people have less protection from sex crimes than unmarried people.

Getting married should not mean that you give up your right to control your own body.  It's time to move Maryland out of the dark ages and firmly reject the notion that marriage is an irrevocable and continual consent to offensive sexual touching.

Please ask members of the Judiciary Committee to vote favorably on HB153, to give justice to survivors of marital rape and sex offenses 


MARYLAND HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Leadership:

Luke H. Clippinger, Chair (District 46, Baltimore City)
Phone: (410) 841-3488 | (301) 858-3488
E-mail: [email protected]

David Moon (District 20, Montgomery County)
Phone: (410) 841-3474 | (301) 858-3474
E-mail: [email protected]

Members:
Curt Anderson (District 43, Baltimore City)
Phone: (410) 841-3291 | (301) 858-3291
E-mail: [email protected]

Lauren C. Arikan (District 7, Baltimore County & Harford County)
Phone: (410) 841-3334 | (301) 858-3334
E-mail: [email protected]

J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32, Anne Arundel County)
Phone: (410) 841-3370 | (301) 858-3370
E-mail: [email protected]

Jon S. Cardin (District 11, Baltimore County)
Phone: (410) 841-3054 | (301) 858-3054
E-mail: [email protected]

Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (District 40, Baltimore City)
Phone: (410) 841-3189 | (301) 858-3189
E-mail: [email protected]

Daniel L. Cox (District 4, Carroll & Frederick Counties)
Phone: (410) 841-3288 | (301) 858-3288
E-mail: [email protected]

Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19, Montgomery County)
Phone: (410) 841-3485 | (301) 858-3485
E-mail: [email protected]

Debra M. Davis (District 28, Charles County)
Phone: (410) 841-3337 | (301) 858-3337
E-mail: [email protected]

Wanika B. Fisher (District 47B, Prince George's Counties)
Phone: (410) 841-3340 | (301) 858-3340
E-mail: [email protected]

Robin L. Grammer, Jr. (District 6, Baltimore County)
Phone: (410) 841-3298 | (301) 858-3298
E-mail: [email protected]

Faye Martin Howell (District 24, Prince George's County)
Phone: (410) 841-3692 | (301) 858-3692
E-mail: [email protected]

Rachel R. Jones (District 27B, Calvert & Prince George's Counties)
Phone: (410) 841-3103 | (301) 858-3103
E-mail: [email protected]

Lesley J. Lopez (District 39, Montgomery County)
Phone: (410) 841-3021 | (301) 858-3021
E-mail:  [email protected]

Susan K. McComas (District 34B, Harford County)
Phone: (410) 841-3272 | (301) 858-3272
E-mail: [email protected]

Rachel Munoz (District 33, Anne Arundel County)
Phone: (410) 841-3510 | (301) 858-3510
E-mail: [email protected]

Emily K. Shetty (District 18, Montgomery County)
Phone: (410) 841-3181 | (301) 858-3181
E-mail: [email protected]

Haven Shoemaker (District 5, Carroll County)
Phone: (410) 841-3359 | (301) 858-3359
E-mail: [email protected]

Brenda J. Thiam (District 2B, Washington County)
Phone: (410) 841-3125 | (301) 858-3125
E-mail: [email protected]

Karen Toles (District 25, Prince George's County)
Phone: (410) 841-3524 | (301) 858-3524
E-mail: [email protected]

Nicole A. Williams (District 22, Prince George's County)
Phone: (410) 841-3058 | (301) 858-3058
E-mail: [email protected]

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