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S2 Ep32: The Violence Against Women Act
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week, we discuss the Violence Against Women Act. We cover the history of it, what it currently entails, and the ways in which it can be improved. We talk about the loopholes that leave some victims of sexual violence on the hook for medical bills from their rape kit and post-assault care, and mull over the ways that these loopholes can be fixed.
Sources
https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-using-technology/all#node-68734
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/out-of-pocket-charges-for-rape-kits-and-services-for-sexual-assault-survivors/
https://www.kff.org/about-us/
https://19thnews.org/2022/04/sexual-assault-survivor-bill-rape-kit/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/10/739925186/years-after-sexual-assault-survivors-hounded-to-pay-bills-for-the-rape-kit-exam
https://nnedv.org/content/violence-against-women-act/
https://www.legalmomentum.org/history-vawa
Sources
https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-using-technology/all#node-68734
https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/out-of-pocket-charges-for-rape-kits-and-services-for-sexual-assault-survivors/
https://www.kff.org/about-us/
https://19thnews.org/2022/04/sexual-assault-survivor-bill-rape-kit/
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/10/739925186/years-after-sexual-assault-survivors-hounded-to-pay-bills-for-the-rape-kit-exam
https://nnedv.org/content/violence-against-women-act/
https://www.legalmomentum.org/history-vawa
Released:
Nov 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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