Sex without consent is still rape, no matter how you dress it up.
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Sweden just became the 10th European country to define rape as sex without consent.
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Nearly one-third of respondents said they believed that sex without consent is sometimes justified.
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Experts say, however, that removing protection before or during sex without consent is one type of reproductive coercion.
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The countries which define rape as sex without consent are Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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And you were failed by anyone who dared to question this one clear and simple truth: Sex without consent is rape. Period.
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Australia's legal code generally defines sexual assault as sexual intercourse or sexual penetration (including oral sex) without consent, according to the report.
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"Sex without consent is rape, full stop," Anna Błuś, Amnesty International's researcher on Western Europe and women's rights, said in a statement.
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"Sex without consent is rape, full stop," Anna Blus, Amnesty International's researcher on Western Europe and women's rights, said in a statement.
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As Humans of New York's post reminds us, sex without consent is assault no matter what, whether or not the survivor says "no."
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In Croatia, convicted rapists can be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years, while sex without consent convictions bring a maximum of five years.
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Some countries, including Croatia and Spain, categorize sex without consent as a lesser offense, sending a message that "real rape" must involve physical violence, she said.
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Today, however, I know Matt is sadly not alone: A recent study shows that men who have sex without consent do not always consider themselves rapists.
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The study said that out of 31 European countries, only eight — Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg and Sweden — legally define sex without consent as rape.
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The study found that out of 31 European countries, only eight -- Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg and Sweden -- have laws that define sex without consent as rape.
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An Amnesty spokesman said the rights group was "very happy to hear about the announcement in Spain and the government's willingness to recognize in law that sex without consent is rape".
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It ranged from emotional blackmail to sabotage such as piercing condoms or throwing out contraceptive pills and so-called "stealthing" where a man secretly removes a condom during sex without consent.
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Only eight out of 31 countries surveyed by Amnesty International define rape as sex without consent, according to research published on the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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The overwhelming majority of countries in Europe recognize rape only when physical violence, threat or coercion is involved, Amnesty said, adding that some countries classify sex without consent as a separate, less serious offense.
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Changes headline.) LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament unanimously agreed on Friday to further discuss a law amendment to expand the definition of rape to cover all sex without consent, hoping to join just seven EU countries with such a wide definition.
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"Rape laws in place will not resolve everything but it is an important step toward changing attitudes and achieving justice, by making it clear that sex without consent is rape and it cannot continue with impunity," Amnesty said on its website.
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Even without bruising or bleeding or further violence, sex without consent is still rape; Ms. Davies skillfully suggests that a desire to weight such assaults differently does harm, so much so that some victims may blame themselves for their own violation.
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In 1965, Sweden made marital rape illegal. In 2018, Sweden passed a law defining sex without consent in clear body language or words as rape, even if no force or threats are used; previously a rape conviction had required proof that the offender used force or that the victim was in a vulnerable state.
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In 1965, Sweden made marital rape illegal. In 2018, Sweden passed a law defining sex without consent in clear body language or words as rape, even if no force or threats are used; previously a rape conviction had required proof that the offender used force or that the victim was in a vulnerable state.
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In Spain, the crime of sex without consent has 2 legal categories, sexual aggression or sexual abuse. Sexual aggression is defined as necessitating violence (violencia) or intimidation (intimidación), sexual abuse is without violence, however there are controversies regarding the interpretation of these legal terms by the public; "intimidation" is more narrow than abusing superiority or influence over the victim.
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"Call rape by another name". The Guardian, p. 20. In 2018 she said she had changed her mind about calling rape "sexual assault", because most rape (in particular, sex without consent within marriage) is not accompanied by physical violence."Germaine Greer on tackling rape and the gender pay gap", The Wright Stuff, Channel 5, UK, 6 April 2018.
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Whether accurately or not, Auel has incorporated sex into her prehistoric culture in a number of unique ways. While neither Clan nor Other society requires monogamy, a major difference is that in the former, sex can be treated as a purely physical need, whereas in the latter, it is always imbued with something of the sacred. For the Others, nothing is more abhorrent than the idea of sex without consent, and sexual rituals form a significant part of their culture. Among the Clan, there exists a hand sign that only men can make and only women can receive, instructing the female in question to present for sexual intercourse.
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Rape in Sweden has a legal definition described in Chapter 6 in the Swedish Penal Code. Historically, rape has been defined as forced sexual intercourse initiated against a woman or man by one or several people, without consent. In recent years, several revisions to the definition of rape have been made to the law of Sweden, to include not only intercourse but also comparable sexual acts against someone incapable of giving consent, due to being in a vulnerable situation, such as a state of fear or unconsciousness. In 2018, Sweden has passed a new law that criminalizes sex without consent as rape, even when there are no threats, coercion or violence involved. In 2014, there were 6,697 rapes reported to the Swedish police, or 69 cases per 100,000 population, according to the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BRÅ), which is an 11% increase from the previous year. In 2015, the number of reported rapes declined 12%, to 5918 (On the other hand, Swedish Crime Survey in 2015 showed that 1.7% of the total population or 129,000 people between 16–79 years old have exposed to some extension of sexual offenses include rape previously in their lives, increased from 1% in 2014.) In 2016, the number of reported rapes increased again to 6,715.
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