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Committee holds up bill banning sale of at-home sexual assault kits in Utah


| Updated: March 1, 2021, 6:24 p.m.
Rep. Angela Romero reminded her peers where she stands on at-home, do-it-yourself rape kits, just before a committee voted on what to do with her proposal to ban them.
“There’s no way [evidence collected with the kits] will ever be used in a court of law, and we’re letting down victims again,” the Democrat from Salt Lake City said. “I ran legislation just a week ago on affirmative consent. That got voted down, too. So, what are we telling survivors?”
As for senators’ suggestions that Romero might find a compromise with companies selling the kits, she told them, “If you’re going to vote it down, vote it down.” ....

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Republican lawmakers chose their devotion to the free market over helping rape victims get medical help and counseling.


| Updated: Feb. 27, 2021, 12:22 a.m.
Over the past several years, Utah has taken significant steps toward bolstering the support available to survivors of rape and sexual violence.
That includes ensuring rape kits aren’t left sitting on shelves, increasing training for first responders and the nurses who interact with victims, expanding support and mental health services, and advocacy as cases progress through the law enforcement system.
Even those who work in this area every day will acknowledge the system isn’t perfect and sometimes people are let down or frustrated with how they are treated, but it has improved and is getting better. ....

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