Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, is sponsoring a bill that would create a separate offense for engaging in sexual activity with someone without getting affirmative consent.
Sex consent to be law in historic legal overhaul NSW will adopt an affirmative consent model following fierce public debate over existing laws surrounding sexual assault.
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Subscriber only Juries will be empowered to convict people accused of rape unless they have taken active steps to obtain consent for sex under a historic overhaul of NSW s sexual assault laws. The state will adopt an affirmative consent model, Attorney-General Mark Speakman will announce on Tuesday, following fierce public debate over existing laws. The changes will tackle a sticking point in many sexual assault trials - the reasonable grounds test.