California has passed a new law defining consensual sex, essentially it changes the law which could be described under the umbrella term "No means no" to Yes means Yes.


the law would require “affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement” by each party to engage in sexual activity.*

In addition to consenting up front, the bill requires affirmative consent to be “ongoing throughout the sexual activity,” meaning that sexual partners must agree to each step of a sexual encounter as it progresses and consent can be revoked at any time.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/m...ay-yes-to-sex/




Is this a good idea? Could you see it implemented elsewhere, here?