rape kit Archives - North Carolina Health News

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No state oversight of where sexual assault nurse examiners work in NC, but models for change exist

by Carolina Public Press January 30, 2021January 29, 2021

By Kate Martin, Carolina Public Press Editor’s note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part investigative series. Carolina Public Press is an independent, in-depth and investigative nonprofit news service for North Carolina. For years, if sexual assault survivors in Cumberland County sought care, they could count on going to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center […]

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Do-it-yourself rape evidence kit will hurt effort to prosecute rapists, AG warns

by Carolina Public Press September 13, 2019September 12, 2019

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State Health Policy

State senators unveil their budget, negotiations can begin

by Taylor Knopf May 29, 2019

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Seeking Conviction: Questions of consent can make NC sexual assault cases tough to prosecute

by Seeking Conviction Investigative Collaboration March 21, 2019March 20, 2019

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State Health Policy

Bill would make small, but significant, tweaks to NC’s sexual assault laws

by Rose Hoban March 21, 2019April 13, 2021

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Healthcare Workers

Seeking Conviction: Sexual assault cases hinge on evidence gathered by police, nurses

by Seeking Conviction Investigative Collaboration March 20, 2019April 13, 2021