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Volume 5, Issue 3
1 September 2003
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Review Article| September 01 2003

Drawing a line between consented and abusive sexual experiences: the complexities for women with learning difficulties

Michelle McCarthy
Tizard Centre, University of Kent
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2042-8669
Print ISSN: 1466-8203
© MCB UP Limited
2003
The Journal of Adult Protection (2003) 5 (3): 34–40.
https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200300023

This article explores the sexual experiences of women with learning difficulties, highlighting the blurred nature of the boundary between abusive and consented sex.

Keywords: Sexual abuse, Consent, Women with learning difficulties
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