Posted on Nov 5, 2022
WA AG orders DIY rape kit company to stop sales in the state
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The Washington State Attorney General's Office has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the company Leda Health regarding its marketing and distribution of so-called "early evidence" rape kits and its suite of services.
Earlier this year, Leda Health partnered with the Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Washington to hand out the self-administered DNA Kits to its members and other students.
Leda health has marked their DIY rape kits as a alternative option to sexual assault kits conducted in a hospital setting.
Earlier this year, Leda Health partnered with the Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Washington to hand out the self-administered DNA Kits to its members and other students.
Leda health has marked their DIY rape kits as a alternative option to sexual assault kits conducted in a hospital setting.
WA AG orders DIY rape kit company to stop sales in the state
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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..."Laura Clinton is the division chief for the Consumer Protection Division of the Washington State Attorney General's Office. She says “it's really the message that they're sending to the survivor community. It’s deeply problematic and just wrong.”
Clinton says Leda's claims that its kits collect "evidence" could lead people to think they're equal to or the same as the sexual assault evidence kits that are administered in a medical setting.
Officials also noted that health professionals are trained to make sure the kits are not cross-contaminated, and are also taught how to collect evidence — both physical and oral — that will stand up in court. Additionally, self-administered commercially sold kits have rarely, if ever, been introduced in a Washington state court, according to the letter.
Clinton also alleges that Leda Health violated the state's Consumer Protection Act, in part because it reportedly charges consumers for its early evidence kits."
..."Laura Clinton is the division chief for the Consumer Protection Division of the Washington State Attorney General's Office. She says “it's really the message that they're sending to the survivor community. It’s deeply problematic and just wrong.”
Clinton says Leda's claims that its kits collect "evidence" could lead people to think they're equal to or the same as the sexual assault evidence kits that are administered in a medical setting.
Officials also noted that health professionals are trained to make sure the kits are not cross-contaminated, and are also taught how to collect evidence — both physical and oral — that will stand up in court. Additionally, self-administered commercially sold kits have rarely, if ever, been introduced in a Washington state court, according to the letter.
Clinton also alleges that Leda Health violated the state's Consumer Protection Act, in part because it reportedly charges consumers for its early evidence kits."
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