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Maine is the only state in the nation that hasn't passed recommended rape kit reforms

A gubernatorial candidate in Missouri is arguing against abortion access for rape victims on the basis that it would technically allow babies to gain access to the medical procedure.Republican Missouri State Senator Bill Eigel took the draconian (and idiotic) stance during a debate last week, over an amendment to the state’s already restrictive abortion ban. Missouri has only allowed abortions in the event of medical emergencies since shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade...

Madagascar’s parliament has passed a law that would punish paedophiles with surgical castration.

The Allahabad High Court has observed that appropriate action should be taken against victims who initially lodge an FIR under Section 376 IPC (Rape), POCSO Act & SC-ST Act but turn hostile by...

A woman is facing a five-and-a-half year wait for justice after the trial of her alleged rapist was delayed and then postponed hours before it was due to begin, The Telegraph can reveal.

Washington is offering expanded SNAP benefits this summer, when students lose access to meals. The state has a high rate of food insecurity.

Nearly 6 million U.S. women have become pregnant as a result of rape or sexual coercion, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In states that implemented abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, over 64,000 women have become pregnant by rape, new study estimates.

In September 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted that his state's strict six-week abortion ban was adequate time for women to obtain an abortion, and that he would "eliminate...

The Victims and Prisoners Bill represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform how victims of crime are treated in our justice system.