State legislature to propose 'Yes Means Yes' bill

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'Democrats in the Michigan state legislature are set to propose a “Yes Means Yes” bill this week.

State Senator Curtis Hertel Jr. and State Representative Tom Cochran said Tuesday they will propose the bill in an effort to combat sexual assault.

The legislation proposes additions to the state’s standard high school sexual education curriculum to teach the “yes means yes” concept of sexual consent.

If the bill is passed, the state’s curriculum will be changed to “teach pupils that in order for consent to be given by both parties to sexual activity it must be affirmative consent.”
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“Affirmative consent is a dangerous policy and we [should] strongly oppose it,” stated Gina Lauterio, policy project director for Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE), in an email to Campus Reform.

“Yes means yes flips the burden of proof onto the accused student, who then must show how he or she received consent for each particular sexual activity.”'