According to statistics kept by the National Human Trafficking Hotline, law enforcement recorded 334 Ohio human trafficking cases in 2024, which involved 509 victims.

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Georgia now allows human composting as an alternative to burial or cremation, giving families a new, eco-friendly option for final arrangements.

While assisted suicide is legal in a dozen states and the District of Columbia, the New York bill is unique in that it has no waiting period, Poust said.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Rep. Angie King, R-Celina, applauded the work of the State House of Representatives in passing the Human Trafficking Prevention Act Wednesday, June 4.

The bill has the full support of the health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and would be seen as a victory for his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Key hallmark issues of Mr.

The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights has called on Hungarian lawmakers to reject or amend a bill that targets foreign-funded NGOs and media, citing concerns over human rights ...

Rhode Island's House passed a bill to allow human composting for the second year in a row and "water cremation" for the first time.

RI POLITICS R.I. House passes human composting bill, shifting focus to Senate “I do not intend to compost grandma,” one opponent said of the legislation, which has been broadened to include ...

The bill has drawn support from victims of human trafficking, but some lawmakers have raised concerns about the specifics of what it would entail if signed into law.

Human composting legislation is back from the dead this session. Will it become legal in RI? Rhode Island would become the 14th state to legalize the practice ...