http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24600171/
Anonymous rape tests are going nationwide
The goal is to gather evidence even before women decide to press charges
updated 1:38 p.m. MT, Tues., May. 13, 2008
ELKTON, Md. - Starting next year across the country, rape victims too
afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room
forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a
sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges.
The new federal requirement that states pay for "Jane Doe rape kits" is
aimed at removing one of the biggest obstacles to prosecuting rape cases:
Some women are so traumatized they don't come forward until it is too
late to collect hair, semen or other samples.
"Sometimes the issue of actually having to make a re****t to police can be
a barrier to victims, and this will allow that barrier to cease, to allow
the victim to think about it before deciding whether to talk to police,"
said Carey Goryl, executive director of the International Association of
Forensic Nurses.
The practice is already followed at some health clinics, colleges and
hospitals around the country and by the state of Massachusetts. But many
other jurisdictions refuse to cover the estimated $800 cost of a forensic
rape exam unless the victim files a police re****t.
(asnip)
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This is BS. The tramps need to make up their mind if they're gonna press
charges or not. Don't make us taxpayers pay for a waste of time
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