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From a Reuters story about the American Bar Association's meeting in Chicago, and how they are thinking about changing some of the almost 20-year old ethics rules:

Among other proposed changes is the introduction of a rule that would prohibit a lawyer from having sex with a client unless a consensual sexual relationship predated the professional contact.

Commentary accompanying the proposal cautions that lawyers should consider whether even a pre-existing sexual relationship would hurt the lawyer's ability to represent the client.

Nancy Moore, a law professor at Boston University who played a key role in researching the ethics issues and drafting revisions, said that while some lawyers believe the concerns are addressed by existing rules, the commission felt it was best to have a specific ban.

``This is exactly what other professional organizations have done...The point was to be more prophylactic,'' she said.

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