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...Rape isn’t funny,” Caleb L. Weatherl states in his article, and that “the wrong signals” is one that everyone can agree upon. Instead, rape can be terrifying, painful, and prevalent, which makes it a difficult topic to discuss. Therefore, issues of consent tend to be avoided, distorted, or completely silenced. So if the only introduction to the issue of sexual assault freshmen received was “Sex Signals,” then perhaps some could say that rape was not treated with enough “gravity...
Weatherl also noted that there was not enough discussion about rape prevention and then advocated setting boundaries with your sexual partner “so that lines don’t get blurred in the heat of the moment.” We are uncomfortable with this suggestion, though, because rape happens despite setting boundaries. Rape, by its very definition, happens when one person is not respecting the other person’s boundaries. While we can all agree that communicating with a sexual partner is helpful this idea only reflects risk-reduction. The only person who can actually prevent...
...Would federal funds be used to finance abortions? Those eligible for federal subsidies to purchase insurance through exchanges would be able to choose from at least one plan that covers abortions beyond those in the case of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother (the exceptions that Medicaid and other federal programs currently allow) and one that doesn't. Those private plans that do offer the services would have to segregate funds internally to make sure that only individual premiums, and not federal subsidies, pay for actual abortion services...
Since the raid, women from the camp have written letters to the U.N. claiming the Iraqi forces threatened them with rape. Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called for an investigation of excessive use of force, while an Iraqi court has ordered the prisoners' release. But the Iraqi government has kept them locked up, saying the violence only broke out after the dissidents refused to let the police establish a base at the camp...
...Though pressure from the rape and torture charges sparked a promise by Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei to bring any abusers to justice, the government is now, evidently, pushing back. A parliamentary committee that heard the evidence of abuse collected by the opposition summarily dismissed the charges last week, but two men who jointly presented the claims on behalf of the opposition - top Karroubi aid Morteza Alviri and top Mousavi aid Ali Reza Behesti - were arrested in the raids on Tuesday. The editor of Karroubi's website, which has also showcased the abuse allegations, was also arrested. The day before...