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Adultery ceased to be a crime in Spain

46
years ago

26 May 1978,

Adultery ceased to be a crime in the Spanish State. Until then, if a married woman went to bed with a man who had no husband, she could have been sentenced to six years in prison for adultery. Hundreds were condemned and imprisoned for these acts. In 1977, for example, 45% of women prisoners in Spain were in prison for abortion, family abandonment, adultery or infanticide.

Source:

Amparo Rubiales, A woman of women (Aguilar).

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