Reply #118: lwfern, thank you

[Marie26]

SO MUCH for taking the time to actually look up this case. The Time article is absolutely disgusting. This case actually totally eroded rape victim's rights in MD, because the appellate court ruled that a victim cannot withdraw consent after penetration. The court's reasoning was basically that a woman's "value" has already been affected by the initial act, so her later withdraw of consent is meaningless. It is a deeply anti-woman decision, that values women as property instead of human beings.

Legal analysis of Mahmoud v. MD - http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20061115.html