Evan Rachel Wood testifies to Congress about her horrifying experience with sexual abuse

Evan Rachel Wood is the latest Hollywood actress to use her fame and platform to stand up for survivors of sexual abuse and demand change for everyone.

At a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Feb 27, she was one of three women to testify about the experience of sexual assault to urge Congress to implement the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act in all fifty states, rather than just on a federal level.

"I'm here today to use my position as an artist, survivor, mother, and advocate to bring a human voice to the population of 25 million survivors in the U.S. who are currently experiencing inequality under the law and who desperately need basic civil rights," she began. Read more...

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