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==What Constitutes Consent in the Context of Intimacy and Sex?== | ==What Constitutes Consent in the Context of Intimacy and Sex?== | ||
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In R. v. J.A. [[Chapter Six Legal Issues in Residential Care References|74]]), the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether the Criminal Code of Canada [[Chapter Six Legal Issues in Residential Care References|75]]) framed consent as requiring a conscious, operating mind throughout sexual activity and whether a person who subsequently did not have an operational mind at the point of sex, could consent in advance. | In R. v. J.A. [[Chapter Six Legal Issues in Residential Care References|74]]), the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether the Criminal Code of Canada [[Chapter Six Legal Issues in Residential Care References|75]]) framed consent as requiring a conscious, operating mind throughout sexual activity and whether a person who subsequently did not have an operational mind at the point of sex, could consent in advance. | ||