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Does lying about contraception make it rape?

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 19/09/2019 13:17

A man convicted of rape after lying about having a vasectomy is appealing his conviction

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-49734484

(Sorry if the link has worked properly)

My instinct is that morally this is rape. I will be interested to see if they decide it is legally rape.

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Juells · 19/09/2019 13:54

compared to if a woman does it to a man.

If the woman gets pregnant it can have a life-long impact on the man as well, though.

BertrandRussell · 19/09/2019 13:54

It’s not sex the woman has consented to, so it’s rape.

happydappy2 · 19/09/2019 13:52

I don’t think it is rape but it is definitely sex under deception. (Which might in legal terms equal rape.) either way he behaved appallingly

thirdfiddle · 19/09/2019 13:51

I don't find I have any moral sense of what should be designated rape or not. To me that is a legal distinction.
Should it be a crime? Yes I think so if done deliberately to entrap someone.
Is it as bad as forcing your partner or a stranger to have unprotected sex at knife point? No I wouldn't say so.
Whatever it is, I'd say it is a more severe offence if a man does it to a woman (putting her health and ultimately life at risk) compared to if a woman does it to a man. But still a despicable thing to do either way.

Juells · 19/09/2019 13:39

In what way is it different to the case against Julian Assange? Wasn't he accused of pretending to use a condom, something like that? I'd consider it rape.