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Lawmakers restore funding for domestic violence strangulation exams
Utah lawmakers restarted funding this year to help cover the cost of forensic exams for victims of domestic violence choking assaults, a program that advocates say is key in gathering evidence for criminal cases and identifying serious injuries that need urgent treatment. The Utah Domestic Violence Coalition is cheering the move not just because it sets aside $260,000 for the program this year, but because for the first time, the money is set to renew on a yearly basis. Erin Jemison, the coalition’s director of public policy, called the allocation “huge.” “I honestly would ...
