This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Remove Mr Justice Hayden from his position as a judge after sex remark
Mr Justice Hayden has made a statement that it is a man's fundamental right to have sex with his wife. This statement was made during a case in which a protection order was being sought for a woman with learning disabilities, who has been married for 20yrs, and is no longer able to consent.
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If someone is unable to consent to sex, then it is rape. There is a law in the UK stating that consent must be sought within a marriage to prevent matrimonial rape. Mr Justice Hayden is out of touch, and has made a statement that both encourages misogyny and abuse of women and the disabled. Anyone who can make such an abhorrent statement is not fit to hold the position of judge
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