Congress Inaction on Rape Kit Testing Hurts Victims, Warns Survivor
The Debbie Smith Act, which provided funding to eliminate the backlog on DNA testing of rape victims, expires Sept. 30. Congressional wrangling is holding up reauthorization of the Act, and that could spell tragedy for thousands of survivors, the woman whose case inspired the 2004 law tells TCR.
Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )