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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
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UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Article 4:
States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom,
tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its
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Id. at 304.
Refusal to have sexual intercourse must be rooted on psychological incapacity which in
turn must be established by the requirements of gravity, juridical antecedence and
incurability; Baccay v. Baccay, G.R. No. 173138, December 1, 2010, 636 SCRA 350, 368369; See also the Concurring Opinion of Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion in the case stating
that: "The failure to consummate the marriage by itself, however, does not constitute as a
ground to nullify the marriage. The spouse's refusal to have intimate sexual relations must be
due to causes psychological in nature, i.e., the psychological condition of the spouse renders
[her] incapable of having intimate sexual relations with the other. x x x." 636 SCRA 350, 375.
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