Comments on: A Far Stranger Sex Debate: Taping Coma Sex

By: Meredith

Meredith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:05:24 +0000

For the record, this is not the kind of thing I dream about.

By: Yancey Ward

Yancey Ward — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:59:24 +0000

Fascinating case. I would have to say the degree of moral wrong would depend on the husband’s degree of affection for his wife. Where his motives entirely self-centered? The sister seems to think not.

The desire for intercourse with a comatose woman definitely seems odd and perverse to me, but I write that from an impersonal point of view. How would I feel if I deeply loved her? Though I am certain I would not get sexually aroused by the idea even then, I can’t simply conclude it is wrong if this man did so. If intercouse with her is wrong, what is acceptable? Is caressing her intimately wrong, too?

By: Jacob T. Levy

Jacob T. Levy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:26:46 +0000

The woman’s sister is upset that prosecutors brought charges against him, Kelly said. “She believes her sister’s husband was merely expressing his love for his wife and was trying everything he could to bring her back to consciousness,” Kelly said.

Methinks someone has read a few too many (pre-Disneyfied) fairy tales.