The European Parliament has backed a consent-based definition of rape. But what constitutes rape under criminal law still ...

Rape survivors in New York are now better protected under state law. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the "Rape is Rape" bill Jan. 30, removing the penetration requirement from the rape statutes and defining ...

European lawmakers have voted in favor of defining sex without active consent as rape, marking a historic step for women’s ...

Legislators say move would be crucial step towards addressing patchwork of laws in place across bloc ...

Albany, N.Y. — New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The state’s ...

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, April 28 (Reuters) - European Parliament lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favour of a consent-based ...

Saying it is long overdue, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a measure that updates and expands the definition of the crime of rape on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Hochul says the bill, known as the “rape is rape” act, ...

The European Parliament calls for consent to be recognized as a central element in the definition of rape; two rapporteurs ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will expand its ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The state’s ...