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Married to my rapist: The Indian women saying no
In July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government overhauled the country’s 164-year-old penal code with new criminal laws, but the exemption for marital rape stayed on the books.
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Helen Regan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
That means not watering down criminal laws like some have proposed.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Sunday casts himself as a moderate Republican, an expert in criminal law, and someone tough on crime but also compassionate for those struggling with addiction and mental health.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Seventeen states have laws with broad fetal personhood language that could apply to all criminal laws, according to an analysis by Pregnancy Justice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Helen Regan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
That means not watering down criminal laws like some have proposed.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Sunday casts himself as a moderate Republican, an expert in criminal law, and someone tough on crime but also compassionate for those struggling with addiction and mental health.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Seventeen states have laws with broad fetal personhood language that could apply to all criminal laws, according to an analysis by Pregnancy Justice.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Criminal law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20law. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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