California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan measure last Thursday making removing of condom during intercourse without consent illegal, a practice known as “stealthing.” The conduct is now included in the state’s civil definition of sexual battery, making California the first state in the United States to make stealthing unlawful.
Stealthing is when a partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the other person’s consent.
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The legislation provides victims of assaults like Doogan’s, who now resides in San Francisco, with a clear legal recourse. Advocates believe it’s a watershed moment for other survivors who, unlike Doogan, may now have a chance to testify in court.
“We wanted to make sure it’s not just unethical, but also unlawful,” said Cristina Garcia, a California “We wanted to make sure that it’s not only immoral but illegal,” said California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia who introduced the bill.
with this new development, it is now recognized that removing a Condom During Intercourse Without your Partner’s Consent is now Punishable by Law in California.
Non-consensual condom removal, or “stealthing”, is the practice of a man removing a condom during sexual intercourse without consent, when his sex partner has only consented to condom-protected sex. Victims are exposed to potential sexually transmitted infections such as HIV/AIDS, or unwanted pregnancies – Wikipedia
