Comments on: Despite Improvements, Rape Kit Billing Problems Persist

By: Femmostroppo Reader – August 11, 2009 « My Hot Topics

Femmostroppo Reader – August 11, 2009 « My Hot Topics — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:45:50 +0000

[...] Despite Improvements, Rape Kit Billing Problems Persist [...]

By: Elena Perez

Elena Perez — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:35:30 +0000

I linked back to and quoted from this in a post on the California NOW blog: http://www.canow.org/canoworg/2009/08/california-rape-kit-issues-revisited.html

By: StillShaking

StillShaking — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:11:20 +0000

when i received a hospital bill, i was horrified… and furious! in the end, my insurance paid a large part of it and the rapist was ordered to pay the balance. (JUST the balance?!?!)

truly, dealing with the hospital, the night of the rape (where the doctor wasn’t sure i knew why i was there, and a nurse who had never participated in a rape kits use) and the later fallout from the bill was nearly as humiliating as the originating event.

By: Femmostroppo Reader – August 11, 2009 — Hoyden About Town

Femmostroppo Reader – August 11, 2009 — Hoyden About Town — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:22:06 +0000

[...] Despite Improvements, Rape Kit Billing Problems Persist [...]

By: SunlessNick

SunlessNick — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:53:24 +0000

Further, how police determine whether or not they are investigating a case and will therefore cover the exam, I’m not entirely sure. But I’m not exactly filled with confidence.

Especially if they’re deciding it before deciding whether to pay for a rape kit – which implies they’re deciding whether to investigate before the kit is processed.