[AUDIO] What Constitutes Consent?
Spencer Giel

05 May 2017

California law defines sexual consent as "Yes means Yes". In other words, the consent is "affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity," that can be revoked at any time.

2014年颁布这一改变的法案旨在改善高校处理性侵犯和强奸案件的方式。然而,这个定义是否恰当地描述了什么构成了同意?“是”真的总是“是”吗?

On thisepisodeof thePhilosopher's Zone, Eleanor Gordon-Smith gathers a variety of opinions to determine whether this definition truly captures the idea of consent.

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What do you think? Is the law's definition of consent appropriate? Is a strict definition possible? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Interested in consent in other contexts? Check out our upcoming episode onThe Limits of Medical Consent.