The constitutional court struck down the adultery law that meant those who had sex with a married person, or with a person outside marriage, could face up to a year in jail. "The adultery law offers limited help to maintaining marriage relationships ... State power interfering in people's marriages actually has a negative impact on marriage," Lin Hui-Huang, secretary-general of the Justice Ministry, said as he read out the judgment. The adultery law was a violation of a person's sexual autonomy as well as a "serious invasion of privacy", he said. Right activists welcomed the ruling a "new milestone" for Taiwan's reforms following the landmark legalisation of same-sex marriage last year. Adultery is still considered a crime in various places including some US states.

Source: bd News24 May 29, 2020 09:56 UTC