Rape Is Rape Campaign Archives

Rape-Caused Pregnancy–That’s the Way God Planned It!

At a candidates’ debate last night, U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana expressed his belief that life begins at conception and that the only case in which he’d approve […]

National

Will New Mexico Women Have to Contact Their Rapists in Order to Get Child Care?

Rachel Kassenbrock

As of Wednesday, New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) is considering a positive new amendment to its child-care assistance policy, which would exempt survivors of rape and incest from […]

The FBI’s “Forcible Rape” Definition is Officially History

Annie Shields

In an important step, the Obama administration announced today that the FBI will update its archaic definition of “forcible rape.”

Rape is Rape Campaign: FBI Director Predicts “Forcible” Will Drop from Rape Definition by Spring

Annie Shields

Last week we were excited to report that victory is finally in sight in the months-long Rape is Rape campaign: An FBI Advisory Policy Board unanimously recommended that the agency […]

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UPDATE: Another Victory in Rape Is Rape Campaign–Just One Hurdle Left!

Annie Shields

Yesterday we reported that a critical vote on the fate of the “forcible rape” definition was scheduled to occur at the FBI Advisory Policy Board (APB) meeting in Albuquerque, N.M. […]

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UPDATE: FBI to Cast Key Vote on “Forcible Rape” Today

Annie Shields

After a massive grassroots feminist campaign launched by the Women’s Law Project, the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) and Ms. urging the FBI to update its 82-year-old, impossibly narrow definition of […]

40 Years of Ms. … And Counting

Ms Magazine

This week, we’re proud to say Ms. magazine is featured on the cover of New York magazine, the place where it all started 40 years ago this December. That’s when […]

UPDATE: Major Victory in “Rape Is Rape” Campaign

Annie Shields

The “Rape is Rape” campaign, demanding that all rapes be counted in the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR), took a huge step forward yesterday at a crucial meeting of […]

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Almost 100,000 Have Told the FBI That Rape Is Rape. Have You?

Annie Shields

Nearly 100,000 people have signed onto the Ms. and Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) campaign to change the FBI’s definition of “forcible” rape. After a Ms. investigative report found that the […]

Justice & Law

Tell Your University: Rape Is Rape

Kari Paul

It’s like the age-old question about a tree falling in the forest: If you report a sexual assault on your college campus, does anyone hear it? A study released last […]

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