STATE GOV. LEGALISES FORNICATION AND ADULTERY
Joseph Omoniyi
A bill that decriminalise sex outside of marriage has been signed into law by the governor of Utah State in the US.
The Governor, Gary Herbert signed the Senate, Bill 43 into law, which includes a repeal of the offense of fornication and was sponsored by state Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne.
The bill amends other terms in the criminal code legislation, including penalties and offenses related to clandestine drug labs, electronic communications harassment and the return of a marriage license to a county clerk.
Herbert also signed a bill that decriminalise adultery and sodomy between two consenting adults
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