Calling for Help!

Originally published on change.org on June 28, 2016 By Amanda Nguyen The House bill introduction has built strong biparitsan momentum, but we need your help to get it through Congress. Right now, our bill is in the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. We need your help to…

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The Senate Just Passed the First Ever Sexual Assault Survivors’ Protections

Originally published on Elle on May 24, 2016 By MATTIE KAHN. Backed by overwhelming bipartisan support, the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act was passed in the Senate on Monday. The final vote came to a unanimous 89-0. The bill is the first federal law to outline what basic services victims…

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Meet the 24-Year-Old Who Could Dramatically Change U.S. Sexual Assault Law

Originally published on Elle on February 29, 2016 By MATTIE KAHN. Amanda Nguyen is on a mission to fix a broken system. When she was 22 years old, Amanda Nguyen was raped. Within 24 hours of the assault, Nguyen did exactly what she was supposed to: She went to the…

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