Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 26) — Removing condoms without your partner's consent during sexual intercourse could land you in prison if a proposed House bill is passed into law.

House Bill 3957 or Anti-Stealthing Law was filed in the House of Representatives by AKO BICOL Party-List Reps. Alfredo Garbin and Elizaldy Co in August. They said they filed the bill after seeing the need to prevent the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases (STD), as well as unwanted pregnancies.

The solons said it’s high time that "stealthing" — when a man removes the condom during sex despite agreeing to wear one — should be punishable as a form of sexual assault.

“A violation of this conditional consent is not rightfully considered a form of sexual assault,” the bill read.

The bill describes what acts are considered "stealthing." It will penalize the man who makes his sexual partner believe before the intercourse that he will use a condom or those who say they are wearing condoms during sex, which led to the consent. It will also punish those who remove contraceptive protection without the "express consent" of the partner during any sexual activity. Those who sabotage by tampering or damaging any protection prior to or during sex will also face charges.

Those who commit these acts will be sentenced to the minimum of reclusion temporal or 12 years in prison and fined P100,000 to P500,000.

If the man does the aforementioned acts and it leads to the spread of STD or impregnation, the man will be sentenced to the maximum of reclusion temporal or 20 years and fined P200,000 to P700,000.

Stiffer penalties face those who do stealthing to intentionally infect their partners or to purposefully get their partners pregnant will face a maximum of 40 years in jail and fined P1 million to P5 million.

The bill will also punish tricking someone into believing that their partner is wearing contraceptive protection. Rape or sexual assault charges await those who continue to force themselves on their partner if consent is withdrawn upon discovering "stealthing."