‘Yes means yes’ laws also hurt women

Published October 16, 2014 2:33pm ET



A lack of due process in “yes means yes” — or “affirmative consent” — laws, which seek to define how college men and women engage in sexual activities, isn’t just harmful to men.

Under the recently passed California consent law, colleges and universities have to be just 50.01 percent sure that accusers are telling the truth in order to brand the accused rapists and possibly expel them from school. This “preponderance of evidence” standard can be decided without allowing the accused legal representation or the ability to cross-examine their accusers and witnesses.

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