Stealthing is punishable by up to 2 years in prison
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af straffeloven og retsplejeloven (Kriminalisering af stealthing)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- It is a criminal offence to have sex without contraception when the other person made it a condition.
- The penalty is imprisonment for up to 2 years.
- The purpose of the act is to make stealthing punishable, meaning removing the condom without the partner's consent.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget har til formål at kriminalisere stealthing, dvs. aftagning af kondom under samleje, uden at partneren har samtykket hertil eller er bekendt med det, når beskyttelse var en forudsætning for samlejet. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 25 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet