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incest

[in-sest] / ˈɪn sɛst /
NOUN
inbreeding
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Stefan Turkheimer, vice president of public policy for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, the country’s largest anti-sexual-violence organization, said that Thorn’s results are consistent with the anecdotal evidence from RAINN’s online hotline.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network has also reported an increase in online donations since the trade.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2022

Camille Cooper, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s vice president of public policy, called on San Francisco to immediately cease the practice and urged legislators to make it illegal.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

“The risk of being publicly identified is a huge deterrent to coming forward for many survivors of sexual violence,” said Erinn Robinson, a spokeswoman for RAINN, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

June 14, 1695: The Bill against Incest was passed with the Deputies, four and twenty Nos, and seven and twenty Yeas.

From Woman's Life in Colonial Days by Holliday, Carl



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