Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.
Even in states like Oregon without an explicit “failure to protect” law, abused mothers can face prison time
Two Towns in Washington Take Steps Toward Recognizing the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas
The moves are the latest developments in the “rights of nature” movement gathering momentum in countries around the world, including the U.S. With only 73 of the orcas of the Salish Sea still in existence, time is of the essence.