A bill has been introduced in California that would make removing a condom without the consent of the partner illegal. The act would be considered sexual battery, thus allowing the victim to make a claim for damages.

If this bill is passed, it would be the first law in any state to address this act. The bill would state that an individual commits sexual battery if the offender “causes contact between a penis, from which a condom has been removed, and the intimate part of another who did not verbally consent to the condom being removed.”

I can see both the positive and negative if this bill is passed. This law would make it easier for individuals to falsely claim that this has occurred. On the other hand, if this is passed, it will hold people accountable for their actions and it might make them think twice before doing this. There are so many people who try and use a child to get their significant other to stay with them and this could help prevent that in a way.