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Committee advances bill creating civil cause of action for nonconsensual condom removal ("stealthing")
Summary
The Judiciary and Public Safety Committee adopted an author's amendment and voted to recommend passage of Senate File 662, which creates a civil cause of action for nonconsensual removal of a condom; the committee moved the amended bill to the Senate floor.
Senate File 662, carried in committee by Senator Jen Gustafson, would create a civil remedy for victims of nonconsensual condom removal, commonly called "stealthing." The committee adopted an author's amendment and recommended the bill to pass and be referred to the Senate floor.
"Consent is not optional," Gustafson said in opening remarks, framing stealthing as a violation of bodily autonomy and a behavior that can have physical…
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