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Sexual Assault

W's Parting Gifts to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Abortion, Women's Rights, Co-Pays, Rape Kits, Reproductive Rights, Abortion Rights, Family and Medical Leave Laws, George W. Bush, Fmla, Health Care Policy, Pro-Life, Health Insurance, Raising Co-Pays, Sexual Assault, Emergency Contraception, Bush Administration, Holiday Spirit, Bush Last Minute Rules, Outgoing President, Medical Policy, President Bush, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Martha Burk

It's not new that outgoing Presidents try to change national policy at the last minute through rule changes. But W is set to set a record.

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The Way I See It- Let's Make PTSD a Household Name.

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Combat Veterans, Sexual Assault in Military, Psychotherapy, Tbi, Veterans PTSD, Trauma, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harrassment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Living News
Colleen Perry

I can tell you from personal experience that the symptoms of PTSD affect not only the soldier, but their their family and friends. After his return from Panama, my brother was never the same.

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Parents: Slain Anchorwoman Was Sexually Assaulted

AP | JON GAMBRELL | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Sexual Assault, KATV Anchorwoman Attack, Anne Pressly, Anne Pressly Attack, Media News

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A television anchorwoman killed in her home had been sexually assaulted and beaten so badly in a suspected burglary that her...

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The Rapist In The Freezer

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Diane Dimond Column, Backlog, Federal Money, Rapist in the Freezer, Human Rights Watch, DNA Rape Kits, 400 Thousand Kits, 10% Male Victims, The Debbie Smith Act, National Institute of Justice, DNA Rape Kit Backlog Program, Women and Rape, Rape Kits, Rape Victims, Sexual Assault Indifference, Sexual Assault, Rape Kit Backlog, Politics News
Diane Dimond

A majority of the 400,000 untested, backlogged rape kits are orphaned tests. They've remained on ice, depriving detectives of the most important clue.

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A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits

Amie Newman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Vawa, Rape, Rape Kits, Palin Rape Kits, Reproductive Rights, Sarah Palin Rape Kits, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Democrats, Sexual Assault, Barack Obama, Politics, Sarah Palin, Sexual Assault in Military, Republicans, Violence Against Women Act, Amnesty International, Bia, Violence Against Native American Women, Politics News
Amie Newman

There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.

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Finally, Some Progress in Combating Rape and Assault in the Military

Rep. Jane Harman | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rape in the Military, Sexual Assault in the Military, Military, Robert Gates, Kaye Whitley, Sexual Assault, Women in the Military, Politics News
Rep. Jane Harman

Digest this for a second: Women serving in the US military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.

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DoD Shirks Congressional Oversight of Sexual Assault in the Military

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women in Military, Louise Slaughter, Congressional Oversight, Department of Defense, Military, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Female Soliders, Sexual Assault in Military, Politics News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

It is unconscionable that women who are sexually assaulted while serving their country in the military should have to make the decision between confidentiality and justice.

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Is it Worth It to Suck Up To God?

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 08.09.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Sexual Assault, Spirituality, Living News
Karen Salmansohn

After my sexual assault a few years ago, I found myself thinking a lot about God. In the process. I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am re...

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