Stealthing is
defined as non-consensual condom removal,
it occurs when you only agreed to have condom-protected sex but then your sex
partner proceeded to remove the condom he had promised to wear so he could cum
inside you without your knowledge and consent.
According
to CBC,
the decision could “set important legal precedent on consent and sexual
assault.”
“Sex
with and without a condom are fundamentally and qualitatively distinct forms of
physical touching,” Justice Sheilah Martin wrote in the majority decision.
“A complainant
who consents to sex on the condition that their partner wear a condom does not
consent to sex without a condom.” She added, “There is no agreement to the
physical act of intercourse without a condom.” Read the ruling in full here.
In Canada,
“sexual assault requires proof of a lack of consent to a particular sexual
activity,” Reuters reports.
Meanwhile,
Isabel Grant, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School
of Law, expressed in an interview with CBC that
she “hopes the reasoning behind the court’s decision will be heard beyond the
legal community.” Grant said, “I hope that that message plays an educative role
for people trying to understand what is consensual and what is non-consensual.”
Stealthing is
not just about a breach of trust. It is a dangerous act that could put your
health at risk with diseases such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV/AIDS,
and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). And in the case of women:
unwanted pregnancies.
Around the
world, only Australian Capital Territory and California have criminalized
stealthing so far. Though currently, there are a handful of countries where
people are convicted for stealthing in spite of the lack of specific laws on
said practice namely the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Germany.
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about this story here.
SOURCE: ADAM 4 ADAM
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