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An Act Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Increasing the Age for Determining the Commission of Statutory Rape, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "the Revised Penal Code," Republic Act No. 8353, Also Known as "the Anti-Rape Law of 1997," and Republic Act No. 7610 ...
The Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (Republic Act No. 8353) [25] The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (Republic Act No. 9208) [26] The Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998 (Republic Act No. 8505) [27] The Women in Development and Nation Building Act (Republic Act No. 7192) [28] The Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act No ...
One of the more consequential amendments came in 1997, with the passage of Republic Act No. 8353, the Anti-Rape Law of 1997. [4] Prior to the 1997 amendments, rape had been classified as a crime against chastity and was defined as "having carnal knowledge of a woman" under enumerated circumstances that indicated lack of consent. [ 3 ]
Many significant laws have been enacted directly addressing this issue. These include the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act (Republic Act (RA) 9262), the Anti-Rape Law (RA 8353), the Rape-Victim Assistance and Protection Act (RA 8505), the Anti-Sexual Harassment Law (RA 7877), the Anti-Trafficking of Persons Act 2003 (RA 9208 ...
Unsurprisingly, anti-choice groups, lawmakers, and political pundits used this 10-year-old rape victim as a talking point to further their political agenda. Since the young girl’s age is so ...
The mayor in Jacksonville, Florida, Donna Deegan, also declined to comment on how her city’s law enforcement officials have handled backlogged rape kits. USA TODAY found that investigations by ...
The Anti-Rape Law of 1997 (which amended the previous definition of rape as defined in the Revised Penal Code of 1930) defines the crime of rape as follows: Article 266-A. Rape: When And How Committed. – Rape is committed: 1) By a man who shall have carnal knowledge of a woman under any of the following circumstances:
Anti and pro abortion protesters hold up signs at a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme court overturned the federal constitutional right to an abortion.