An example of a law written with the (gender neutral) victim&#x27;s interest in mind is that of statutory rape - you can contain all the consent you like but if the person is not viewed as being able to give it then an offence is committed.<p>Attempts to move looking for consent towards it being &quot;engaged and enthusiastic&quot; rather than posing a Yes&#x2F;No question have potential - though it really needs to become a societal thing before a legal expectation. We don&#x27;t live in the 50s where a woman was expected to lie back and think of England - it shouldn&#x27;t be for a single partner to take &quot;reasonable steps to ascertain consent&quot;, it should be something you are certain of or you stop and make sure. Not just because it&#x27;s the right thing to do, but also because you&#x27;re likely to have much better sex...