Consent

Agreement and mutual permission in intimate, social, and legal contexts.

Articles with this tag: 5 Updated: August 23, 2026

Articles with this tag

BDSM: Overview, Practices, Consent, History, and Safety

BDSM: Overview, Practices, Consent, History, and Safety BDSM BDSM is an umbrella term for consensual practices involving bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism and masochism. This article explains its elements, history, safety, a…

Bodily integrity Bodily integrity is the ethical and legal principle that individuals have exclusive authority over their own bodies, protecting physical and mental autonomy against nonconsensual i…

Circumcision: practice, techniques, history, and considerations Circumcision Surgical removal of the foreskin. An overview of techniques, cultural and religious roles, medical indications, risks, history, and ethical debates surrounding neonatal and later-l…

Rape (sexual violence) Rape Rape is non-consensual sexual penetration or contact and a form of sexual violence. Legal definitions and recognition vary; the act has serious health, legal and social consequence…

Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932–1972)

Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1932–1972) Tuskegee syphilis experiment A United States Public Health Service study that observed untreated syphilis in Black men. The study became a landmark case in research ethics after subjects were misled and denied…