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New York Could Redefine Consent Laws for Voluntarily Intoxicated Individuals - Real News Now
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New York Could Redefine Consent Laws for Voluntarily Intoxicated Individuals - Real News Now
In the coming days, New York legislation could soon witness a transformation with the introduction of a bill that would outlaw sexual intercourse with individuals too inebriated to provide valid consent. Currently, the existing legislation only penalizes sexual interaction with someone who has been unwillingly drugged or had their beverage contaminated. However, the laws don’t address scenarios where an individual, of their own volition, consume…
Norway is now the 15th European country to pass such a law.
The Norwegian Parliament has approved a legal reform to the Penal Code that now considers any sexual act without explicit consent to be rape, thus aligning its legislation with that of other Nordic and other European countries. The reform, proposed in April by the Labour government, establishes penalties of up to six years in prison for those who have sex with others "who have not given their consent either in words or by actions," said Justice …
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