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In reply to the discussion: Not using a condom when you promise to is unacceptable. [View all]prayin4rain
(2,065 posts)62. Oh, I thought it had already been determined that framing it as a simple
breaking of pre-conditions scenario was silly.
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If you consent to have sex with someone provided they use a condom and they don't
PoliticAverse
Mar 2015
#1
It may not meet the strict definition of rape, however, its is, without a doubt, sexual assault.
Veilex
Mar 2015
#5
So logically then, it would follow that other conditions not being met would also make it "rape"
Bonobo
Mar 2015
#4
"Would breaking those conditions make it "rape"?" - Those conditions are absurd and unrealistic.
Veilex
Mar 2015
#6
By that logic a woman claiming to be on BC duplicitously is "tantamount to rape"
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#7
I happen to be of the opinion that a women lieing to a man about being on the pill and coexing him..
Veilex
Mar 2015
#9
Not having sex at all is also a choice which hasn't been deprived in this scenario
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#14
Because I don't agree with your false assertion, doesn't mean I'm missing your point
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#19
"If two people agree to have sex, then it's not rape." - except that your ignoring the precondition.
Veilex
Mar 2015
#31
There are potential consequences occurring to both parties, but it ain't assault.
Eleanors38
Mar 2015
#66
Condoms protect against AIDS and other STDs, birth control pills do not. They're not equivalent. n/t
prayin4rain
Mar 2015
#60
unless youre in a commited relationship and havent been using them at her request b/c she's
Romeo.lima333
Mar 2015
#11
In that scenario, there are bigger things at issue. Namely issues of trust between the two of you.
Veilex
Mar 2015
#12
she wanted to get married and thought this was the way to go about it, i guess
Romeo.lima333
Mar 2015
#13
All of the major research on the topic is happening in other countries (of course)
lumberjack_jeff
Mar 2015
#41
I would not be surprised at all if duplicitously claiming to use BC has been interpreted as a crime
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#29
No, I think that it is a crime, or at least a law that should exist
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Mar 2015
#49