Being a victim of rape costs an average of $3,500 in medical bills

Re:Being a victim of rape costs an average of $3,500 in medi... by Rebelgecko on Saturday September 17, 2022 @05:00PM (#32881526)

Nearly every state has funds that cover medical bills for crime victims, are those an option? Or is the bureaucracy too convoluted?

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Re:Being a victim of rape costs an average of $3,500 in medi... by voakbasda on Sunday September 18, 2022 @08:55AM (#32887150)

Such laws do exist, but they only apply to “certified” crime victims. In other words, the perpetrator must be charged and convicted. No conviction, no crime, no paid medical bills.

Source: I was drugged and raped and received a significant medical bill, which I was on the hook to pay out of pocket after the cops and DA failed to get a confession and declined to prosecute him respectively.

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Re:Being a victim of rape costs an average of $3,500 in medi... by voakbasda on Sunday September 18, 2022 @08:57AM (#32887159)

Oh, and as a bonus fact: only 3% of rapes end in a conviction.

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