of male primogeniture, was incompatible with sections 9 (equality) and 10 (dignity) of the Constitution. Pakistan: On December 8, 2004, under international and domestic pressure, Pakistan enacted a law that made honor killings punishable by a prison term of seven years, or by the death penalty in the most extreme cases. Women and human rights organizations were, however, skeptical of the law's impact, as it stopped short of outlawing the practice of allowing killers to buy their freedom by paying compensation to the victim's relatives, which was problematic because most honor killings are committed by close relatives. France: France passed a law banning "symbols or clothes through which students conspicuously display their religious affiliation" (including hijab) in public primary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools, but this law does not concern universities (in French universities, applicable legislation grants students freedom of expression as long as public order is preserved). Austria: In 2004 marital rape became a state offense in Austria meaning it can be prosecuted by the state even in the absence of a complaint from the spouse, with procedures being similar to stranger rape. Switzerland: In 2004 marital rape became a state offense in Switzerland. New Zealand: Section 38 of the Care of Child Act 2004 allows a young woman under the age of 16 to consent to an abortion but that she must still go through the process outlined in the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (CS&A Act 1977). 2005 United States, South Dakota: South Dakota's legislature passed five laws curtailing the legality of abortion in 2005. New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales does not have a child destruction enactment, but the Crimes Amendment (Grievous Bodily Harm) Act 2005 (NSW) amended the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) so that s 4(1)(a) now defines "grievous bodily harm" as including "the destruction (other than in the course of a medical procedure) of the foetus of a pregnant woman, whether or not the woman suffers any other harm". United States: The U.S. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (implemented in January 2007) prevented college health centers and many health care providers from participating in the drug pricing discount program, which formerly allowed contraceptives to be sold to students and women of low income in the United States at low cost. Nepal: Chhaupadi was outlawed by the Supreme Court of Nepal in 2005. United Kingdom (Scotland): The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation