Court rejects suit over right to sex

Razzinno · 3rd September 2006, 23:59

Court rejects suit over right to sex

Thu Aug 31, 8:29 AM ET - Reuters

A Chinese court has rejected a woman's claims for compensation for her sex life, which was ruined when her husband was injured in an accident, the Shanghai Daily reported Thursday.

Wei Suying, 31, whose husband has suffered from erectile dysfunction since a 2003 workplace accident, filed suit in a Shanghai court asking for 220,000 yuan ($27,650) in compensation from the shopping center where the accident occurred, it said.

The compensation included claims for mental anguish and for her purchases of products such as vibrators.

"I was not even 30 years old when my husband had the accident, which deprived me of my right to enjoy sexual life," the newspaper quoted Wei as saying.

But the court ruled that Chinese law does not define an individual's sex life as a protected right. Relatives can only ask for mental anguish compensation when a victim dies, the report said.

Wei's husband, Zhang Chengxiang, stumbled and hit his genitals on the corner of some audio equipment when an iron bar fell from a vent and knocked his head while he was working in a shopping center, it said.

The shopping center had paid Zhang 130,000 yuan ($16,340) in compensation in a previous lawsuit.

In pre-communist China, sex was less a taboo than it became under former leader Mao Zedong, when it became a matter of doing one's reproductive duty for the state.

Since then, the government has embarked upon a stern family planning policy to control a booming population -- the world's largest -- but official attitudes toward sex remain puritan, though they are changing slowly.

swingdjted · 14th September 2006, 03:47

I won't give her money, but I'd be happy to help her enjoy her sex life again.

Razzinno · 14th September 2006, 20:40

If she's that worried about being compensated, she must be too fugly to find action elsewhere.

fastingaciu · 14th September 2006, 22:06

Quote:

Originally posted by razzinno
If she's that worried about being compensated, she must be too fugly to find action elsewhere.

Exactly my thoughts.

Phyltre · 15th September 2006, 01:44

Sure, because we all know fidelity is dead and sleeping around is preferable.

Sigh.

swingdjted · 15th September 2006, 13:07

My stereo has a higher measure of fidelity than most peple I know.

3rd September 2006, 23:59	#1
Razzinno Piffle Producer Join Date: May 2006 Location: the secret files of my pc Posts: 2,588	Court rejects suit over right to sex Court rejects suit over right to sex Thu Aug 31, 8:29 AM ET - Reuters A Chinese court has rejected a woman's claims for compensation for her sex life, which was ruined when her husband was injured in an accident, the Shanghai Daily reported Thursday. Wei Suying, 31, whose husband has suffered from erectile dysfunction since a 2003 workplace accident, filed suit in a Shanghai court asking for 220,000 yuan ($27,650) in compensation from the shopping center where the accident occurred, it said. The compensation included claims for mental anguish and for her purchases of products such as vibrators. "I was not even 30 years old when my husband had the accident, which deprived me of my right to enjoy sexual life," the newspaper quoted Wei as saying. But the court ruled that Chinese law does not define an individual's sex life as a protected right. Relatives can only ask for mental anguish compensation when a victim dies, the report said. Wei's husband, Zhang Chengxiang, stumbled and hit his genitals on the corner of some audio equipment when an iron bar fell from a vent and knocked his head while he was working in a shopping center, it said. The shopping center had paid Zhang 130,000 yuan ($16,340) in compensation in a previous lawsuit. In pre-communist China, sex was less a taboo than it became under former leader Mao Zedong, when it became a matter of doing one's reproductive duty for the state. Since then, the government has embarked upon a stern family planning policy to control a booming population -- the world's largest -- but official attitudes toward sex remain puritan, though they are changing slowly.

14th September 2006, 03:47	#2
swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 10,064	I won't give her money, but I'd be happy to help her enjoy her sex life again. Don't forget to live before you die.

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swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 10,064	My stereo has a higher measure of fidelity than most peple I know. Don't forget to live before you die.

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14th September 2006, 20:40	#3
Razzinno Piffle Producer Join Date: May 2006 Location: the secret files of my pc Posts: 2,588	If she's that worried about being compensated, she must be too fugly to find action elsewhere.

15th September 2006, 01:44	#5
Phyltre Forum King Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,751	Sure, because we all know fidelity is dead and sleeping around is preferable. Sigh.