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In North Carolina, the offenses of Rape and Sexual Offense cover cases of forced penetration. [50] The Constitution of North Carolina ranks rape among the crimes which can be punished by death, although Kennedy v. Louisiana restricts the range of capital crimes to homicides and crimes against the State. [51]
Federal law does not use the term "rape". Rape is grouped with all forms of non-consensual sexual acts under chapter 109a of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2248). Under federal law, the punishment for rape can range from a fine to life imprisonment. The severity of the punishment is based on the use of violence, the age of the ...
For example, rape is only punishable by death in India if the victim dies or is put in a persistent vegetative state, and/or if the rapist is a repeat offender, and in Iran, a death sentence for rape can be substituted with compensation, with or without imprisonment and flogging, if the victim so chooses.
Many states that have either banned or restricted abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year have abortion laws with exceptions for victims of rape and incest, or for ...
The USA Supreme Court in a 5–4 judgment penned by Justice Anthony Kennedy on June 25, 2008, prohibited executions of individuals convicted of child rape: "the death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child, despite the horrendous nature of the crime." Kennedy reserved capital punishment only "for crimes that involve a ...
Texas is the 15th most dangerous state in the nation for rape and sexual assault. FBI crime statistics show there are just over 55 rapes per 100,000 people. Now, Democratic lawmakers are looking ...
A new study suggests rape survivors who got pregnant couldn't access legal abortions in their home state Rape Led to 64,000 Pregnancies in 14 U.S. States With Abortion Bans, Study Says Skip to ...
The trial was the first in Oregon relating to marital rape since the state revised its rape law in 1977 to eliminate the marital rape immunity. [10] Although the husband was acquitted of raping his wife, it spurred the movement towards reform; many American states began to allow prosecution for marital and cohabitation rape. [11]