NURS 280 Final questions well answered
to pass
What was the R v. Ewanchuck (1999) case? - correct answer ✔✔It's the defining sexual consent in
Canadian Law
What happened during the R v. Ewanchuck (1999) case? - correct answer ✔✔- R went for a job interview
- Steve made passes and R said no to all of them
- Steve assulted her
- She went straight to police
Why did Steve Ewanchuck try to appeal the verdict? - correct answer ✔✔1. She was a simgle mother so
she had already had sex
2. She could have stopped it with a knee to the groin
3. She was dressed provocatively
What did the federal court pass after this case? - correct answer ✔✔They passes there is no
presumption in consent. The absence of a "no" does not mean "yes"
What is the age of consent in Canada? - correct answer ✔✔16
- it used to be 14 but they changed it to "help" young girls in sex work
- >18 can consent to "exploitative" sex
What is the close-in-age exception? - correct answer ✔✔- no one under 11 can consent to sexual activty
- 12 to 13 less than 2 years older
- 14 to 15 less than 5 years older
,What would happen if a 15 year old was having consensual sexual relations with a 22 year old? - correct
answer ✔✔Although the 15 year old consents to the relationship, in the eye of the law they don't have
the competence. Therefore, the 22 year old could be charged with sexual assult
What are the types of sexual relations can only people older than 18 consent to? - correct answer ✔✔-
Sex work
- Sex with someone who has power over you (teacher, coach, boss, etc)
- Have photos or videos taken of them
What is the rule with photos and videos being taken? - correct answer ✔✔If the 2 people are consenting
and of legal age then it is ok. But if they are under 18 in the photos and are shared without consent then
the person sharing can be charged with child pronography.
What is sexual assault? - correct answer ✔✔Forcing someone to participate in sexual actvities without
their permission. It is a sexual assault to sexually touch any part of another person's body without their
consent.
What can someone do if they have been sexually assaulted? - correct answer ✔✔- In BC a team of
nurses will check if the victim is physically okay
- A "rape kit" maybe used to gather evidence (evidence is kept up to a year)
What happens if a sexual assault is reported to the police? - correct answer ✔✔- The assault is reported
to the police of whereever the sexual assault took place
- depending on where the asssault took place may change if you are believed or not
- once the evidence is given to the Crown they decide if there is enough evidence for a charge
Can sexual assault charges be dropped? - correct answer ✔✔At ANY point the victum can drop charges
Out of 1000 sexual assaults, how many end in conviction? - correct answer ✔✔Only about 3 lead to a
conviction
What happend in Canada v. Bedford, Lebovitch and Scott (2010)? - correct answer ✔✔3 sex workers
went to court to say the laws around sex work are dangerous for those working
, Why are some laws around sex work? - correct answer ✔✔It is illegal to:
- pay for sexual services
- taking about exchanging sexual services in public
- profiting as a third party
- hiring someone to provide sexual services
- third party advertising
What are the 3 options for pregnancy? - correct answer ✔✔- continue pregnancy and parent child
- continue pregnancy and choose adoption
- access abortion services
What are the percentages of what happens to pregnancies? - correct answer ✔✔- about 50% are
planned pregnancies continued to term
- about 24% are unplanned pregnancies continued to term
- about 24% of pregnancies are terminated
- about 2% are adpoted
What are some different types of parenting? - correct answer ✔✔- two parent
- single parent
- multi family
- blended family
- coparenting
Is there a law that forces termination? - correct answer ✔✔No law. No matter the age
What is a birth alert? - correct answer ✔✔When someone is pregnant and they are "flagged" and once
admitted to the hospital. They are watched for behaviours that could put the child in harm. They could
be flagged wrongly due to their SES or race.
to pass
What was the R v. Ewanchuck (1999) case? - correct answer ✔✔It's the defining sexual consent in
Canadian Law
What happened during the R v. Ewanchuck (1999) case? - correct answer ✔✔- R went for a job interview
- Steve made passes and R said no to all of them
- Steve assulted her
- She went straight to police
Why did Steve Ewanchuck try to appeal the verdict? - correct answer ✔✔1. She was a simgle mother so
she had already had sex
2. She could have stopped it with a knee to the groin
3. She was dressed provocatively
What did the federal court pass after this case? - correct answer ✔✔They passes there is no
presumption in consent. The absence of a "no" does not mean "yes"
What is the age of consent in Canada? - correct answer ✔✔16
- it used to be 14 but they changed it to "help" young girls in sex work
- >18 can consent to "exploitative" sex
What is the close-in-age exception? - correct answer ✔✔- no one under 11 can consent to sexual activty
- 12 to 13 less than 2 years older
- 14 to 15 less than 5 years older
,What would happen if a 15 year old was having consensual sexual relations with a 22 year old? - correct
answer ✔✔Although the 15 year old consents to the relationship, in the eye of the law they don't have
the competence. Therefore, the 22 year old could be charged with sexual assult
What are the types of sexual relations can only people older than 18 consent to? - correct answer ✔✔-
Sex work
- Sex with someone who has power over you (teacher, coach, boss, etc)
- Have photos or videos taken of them
What is the rule with photos and videos being taken? - correct answer ✔✔If the 2 people are consenting
and of legal age then it is ok. But if they are under 18 in the photos and are shared without consent then
the person sharing can be charged with child pronography.
What is sexual assault? - correct answer ✔✔Forcing someone to participate in sexual actvities without
their permission. It is a sexual assault to sexually touch any part of another person's body without their
consent.
What can someone do if they have been sexually assaulted? - correct answer ✔✔- In BC a team of
nurses will check if the victim is physically okay
- A "rape kit" maybe used to gather evidence (evidence is kept up to a year)
What happens if a sexual assault is reported to the police? - correct answer ✔✔- The assault is reported
to the police of whereever the sexual assault took place
- depending on where the asssault took place may change if you are believed or not
- once the evidence is given to the Crown they decide if there is enough evidence for a charge
Can sexual assault charges be dropped? - correct answer ✔✔At ANY point the victum can drop charges
Out of 1000 sexual assaults, how many end in conviction? - correct answer ✔✔Only about 3 lead to a
conviction
What happend in Canada v. Bedford, Lebovitch and Scott (2010)? - correct answer ✔✔3 sex workers
went to court to say the laws around sex work are dangerous for those working
, Why are some laws around sex work? - correct answer ✔✔It is illegal to:
- pay for sexual services
- taking about exchanging sexual services in public
- profiting as a third party
- hiring someone to provide sexual services
- third party advertising
What are the 3 options for pregnancy? - correct answer ✔✔- continue pregnancy and parent child
- continue pregnancy and choose adoption
- access abortion services
What are the percentages of what happens to pregnancies? - correct answer ✔✔- about 50% are
planned pregnancies continued to term
- about 24% are unplanned pregnancies continued to term
- about 24% of pregnancies are terminated
- about 2% are adpoted
What are some different types of parenting? - correct answer ✔✔- two parent
- single parent
- multi family
- blended family
- coparenting
Is there a law that forces termination? - correct answer ✔✔No law. No matter the age
What is a birth alert? - correct answer ✔✔When someone is pregnant and they are "flagged" and once
admitted to the hospital. They are watched for behaviours that could put the child in harm. They could
be flagged wrongly due to their SES or race.
