California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
Los Angeles (AFP) - California has made it illegal to remove a condom during sex without verbal consent, a practice popularly known as "stealthing." Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Thursday that classifies the removal of a condom without consent as "sexual battery." "By passing this bill, we are underlining the importance of consent," the governor's office said in a tweet. Cristina Garcia, a member of the California assembly who introduced the bill, said it ensures that "stealthing isn't only immoral but illegal." The California law is the first in the country to specifically ban "steal...