House Bill 3073, also known as the Summer Willis Act, redefines consent in Texas law and makes it illegal to have sex with ...

After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a ...

The Supreme Court declined Thursday to review a Montana law that requires people under 18 to seek parental consent before ...

The bipartisan measure, authored by Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, and carried in the Senate by Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, passed the House 135-2 and the Senate 31-0 before reaching the governor’s ...

Many countries have legislated to permit variations to informed consent and allow progress in research to develop critical care treatments.5–7 While the details vary, a common feature is that informed ...

Some philosophers have argued that during the process of obtaining informed consent, physicians should try to nudge their patients towards consenting to the option the physician believes best, where a ...

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The French Senate has passed a bill that would define rape and sexual assault as any act without consent, bringing the country in line with several European neighbours .

The French Senate passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes lack of consent in the country's criminal definition of rape, paving the way for its official adoption in the coming months.

The bill passed by both chambers defines consent as "free and informed, specific, prior and revocable", adding that it "cannot be inferred from the victim's silence or lack of reaction alone".