text: United States, Tennessee: Prior to its repeal in 2005, the law in Tennessee stated that a person could be guilty of the rape of a spouse at a time they are living together only if that person either "was armed with a weapon or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the alleged victim to reasonably believe it to be a weapon" or "caused serious bodily injury to the alleged victim". This meant that, in practice, most cases of marital rape could not be prosecuted, since few rapes involve such extreme circumstances. The law was finally repealed, allowing for marital rape to be treated like any other type of rape.
  Thailand: The Medical Council of Thailand issued a regulation in which it explicitly interpreted both physical and mental health as possible factors necessitating abortion.
  2006
  Spain: King Juan Carlos I decreed a reform of the succession to noble titles from male-preference primogeniture to absolute primogeniture.
  Liberia: Marital rape was outlawed.
  Nepal: Marital rape was outlawed.
  France: A law, passed 4 April, makes rape by a partner (including in unmarried relationships, marriages, and civil unions) an aggravating circumstance in prosecuting rape.
  Brazil: Brazil's Federal Law 11340, also called Maria da Penha Law (Lei Maria da Penha) – the law against domestic violence against women was enacted.
  India: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 came into force in October.
  Greece: Law 3500/2006 on Combating Domestic Violence criminalizes domestic violence against women, including marital rape. This legislation also prohibits numerous other forms of violence within marriage and cohabiting relations, and various other forms of abuse of women.