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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Diane Taylor and Helen Pidd

People born of rape now recognised in Victims’ Code in England and Wales

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The change in law will entitle individuals who believe that they were born as a result of rape to make a complaint to the police, in their own right. Photograph: kaipong/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A woman conceived through rape, who has campaigned for a change in the law to recognise people like herself as victims, is celebrating after achieving her goal.

The government has announced that the victims’ bill will extend the definition of a “victim” to include people who are born as a result of rape. It means England and Wales will be among the first in the world to officially confer victim status to children born of rape.

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