Feminist News Digest | Week of April 19-April 23

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ABORTION | REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE

Arkansas Passes Law Requiring Survivors of Rape, Incest to Report Crime Before Seeking Abortion

On Wednesday, Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law a bill that requires victims of rape and incest to report the crime to police before seeking an abortion after the state’s 20-week limit.

POLICE | RACE

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty for George Floyd’s Death as Police Kill Ma’Khia Bryant

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges for the murder of George Floyd last year.

ON THE HILL | RACE

House Judiciary Committee Votes on Bill to Establish Commission on Reparations for Slavery

Last week, legislators in the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a bill that would establish a commission to propose ideas on how to redress the effects of slavery in the U.S.

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