Gail Rosenblum, Star Tribune: Franken Fought for VAWA
Friday, March 8, 2013
Gail Rosenblum wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune about the final passage of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act which included two provisions authored by Sen. Franken.
One new change is particularly heartening to Franken. Victims of sexual violence no longer will be required to pay for their own rape kits. Until now, varying policies and abundant confusion among counties nationwide left some victims stuck with the tab or required to seek reimbursement from their insurance companies for $1,000 or more.
To read the entire op-ed, click here.
