Washington lawmakers are proposing a bill that would ban the sale of at-home rape kits from being sold or provided to the public including college students who have been targeted by the marketing of DIY kits. The bill is garnering bipartisan support. Lawmakers said these companies are profiting off sexual assault survivors and stopping their chance at justice. Leah Griffin is a survivor and advocate fighting to stop self-administered rape kits from being sold in the state. In October of 2022, Washington’s Attorney General sent a cease and desist letter to one company in question, Leda Health. The attorney general’s office said the company used to do business under a different name MeToo Kits, and said it received warnings from the Attorneys General of Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Delaware, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Griffin was worried the cease and desist wouldn’t be enough and worked on writing legislation to keep them out of the state for good. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/washington-lawmakers-propose-bill-ban-do-it-yourself-at-home-rape-kits/281-254819cc-1ebd-4c42-b30c-d6ec0c93b207