Loopholes remain in North Carolina's sexual assault laws. A pending bill would close these gaps, but some advocates worry lawmakers are not taking the issue of sexual assault seriously enough.
"At this point, I am hurt by some of North Carolina's lawmakers who are not taking this seriously," McGuirk said."It's disgusting and it's infuriating."
"I apologize to them on behalf of the state and assure them I'll keep fighting for this," Jackson said Friday. In North Carolina, a bill must first pass its initial House or Senate chamber before the other body takes it up, and only if it passes through both chambers, can it be signed into law by the governor.
Skye David, a staff attorney for the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said she encounters many younger women who are in favor of these laws changing, but for some older people, she said, there is some hesitation and concern that some women"will go around and blame men for rape just because they regret having sex."
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