tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197113644948693987.post8593422642902934834..comments2019-02-14T16:41:29.343+00:00Comments on Recusancy: Sterilizing our childrenRecusanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03770884790171872708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197113644948693987.post-74405219317651028742012-11-22T17:08:02.277+00:002012-11-22T17:08:02.277+00:00I agree that there is a lot of confusion: personal...I agree that there is a lot of confusion: personally I think it's really important to make the distinction between "consent" and "fully informed consent", because consent could be (is) interpreted in many different ways. I am not a lawyer, and I don't know how carefully "consent" is defined in law, but previously there has been some disagreement in allegations of rape over whether someone who is extremely drunk can consent. Some people seem to understand consent as anything on the 'right' side of "not actively protesting".Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770884790171872708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197113644948693987.post-22458320446802892182012-11-22T16:05:29.455+00:002012-11-22T16:05:29.455+00:00Our society is very confused about consent. Some o...Our society is very confused about consent. Some of the failed carers concerned with recent child abuse have said they did not intervene because the sexual activity "was consensual". For an under-16 this is a legal impossibility, he/she is deemed incapable of consent. Hence the offence and the basis on which it should be dealt with.vetusta ecclesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454059029260192711noreply@blogger.com