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How Eugene DePasquale, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, helped clear 90% of PA’s untested rape kits

Eugene DePasquale, the Democratic nominee for PA’s Attorney General, cleared Pennsylvania’s backlogged rape kits by more than 90% when he has Auditor General.

DePasquale said he has a proven track record in conducting statewide investigations and work with victims and survivors, and that he will bring those skills into the AG’s office.

Eugene DePasquale

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.

Kyleigh Thurman, one of the patients who is filing a federal complaint against an emergency room for not treating her ectopic pregnancy, talks about her experience at her studio, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Burnet County, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)