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Lawmakers in two states seek to make 'stealthing' fall under rape definition

Health 18 May 2017
A research paper by Alexandra Brodsky on "stealthing" — the act of covertly removing a condom during sex without a partner's consent — caught the attention of Congresswomen in California and Wisconsin.
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· 17 May 2017

Lawmakers in 2 states try to criminalize "stealthing" - removing a condom or other contraceptive without permission.

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· 15 May 2017

The issue isn't whether or not 'stealthing' is happening, it's whether or not we're going to do something about it -

Lawmaker wants "stealthing" classified as sexual assault
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· 16 May 2017

When you remove a condom without permission & there is no consent, it is called stealthing & is simply, Rape.

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· 15 May 2017

Today I introduced to define "stealthing" in CA law. Stealthing is the removing or tampering w/ a condom during intercourse.

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· 18 May 2017
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Cool. So this does apply to women who say they are on birth control. A lot of paternity suits will be interesting using this law.

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· 15 May 2017
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Stay tuned for a compainion bill that address the civil matters of

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· 18 May 2017

Disturbing new trend

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· 18 May 2017

3 Women Open Up About Their Experiences with Stealthing

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· 24 Apr 2017

It's both affirming and terrible to write about an under-acknowledged form of gender violence and hear a chorus of "me, too" in response

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· 24 Apr 2017
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Fwiw, I don't think nonconsensual condom removal is new. It's just rarely talked about. Men have always been terrible.

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