The “stealthing”, soon banned in California

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California is preparing to become the first state to ban the practice of stealthing, that is, the withdrawal of condoms without consent. This practice will then be officially considered illegal.

This universal term has entered everyday language for a few years. And yet, nothing officially prohibits it. But what does the law say in France? Stealthing consists of removing the condom without consent, in the middle of a sexual act. A gesture considered by all as an act of rape, but which is not recognized as such. What could soon change in the United States. According to the New York Times, the California state legislature unanimously voted to ban the practice on Tuesday, September 7. For the law to come into force, all that’s missing is the signature of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. This must be done before October 10. This bill represents a big step forward since the State of California would be the first in the country to consider stealthing a crime.

However, the term rape will still not be used to denounce this practice. Although it is an unwanted sexual penetration, this measure will only give the victims the possibility to prosecute their attacker, author of an act prohibited and punishable by law. Democratic MP Cristina Garcia has been fighting for this project for several years. “Let’s be clear, removing a condom without permission is not only immoral, it is above all illegal”, she said on her Twitter account. In 2017, the American had already proposed to make stealthing a crime, which would have allowed the attackers to go to jail. Without success.

One in three women is stealthed

Particularly dangerous, this practice is more common than you might think. One in three women and one in five men have been victims of stealthing, according to a 2018 study, reported The Guardian. A more recent study by Yale University said that 12% of women between the ages of 21 and 30 have ever had a partner who practiced this terrible gesture. In view of the figures, this bill could well reduce the risks of rape but above all reduce the circulation of sexually transmitted diseases.

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