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Coalition Supports Strangulation Legislation in Maryland

The Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence strongly supports a current bill in the Maryland Legislature that would classify intentional strangulation and suffocation as first degree assaults, rather than the second degree offenses that they are currently charged as.

 

The Coalition submitted written testimony to the Maryland House Judiciary Committee, arguing for passage of House Bill 233, considering the health effects of strangulation, its pervasiveness in domestic assaults, and its ability to predict future lethality.  Read testimony here: Coalition’s Strangulation Bill support 1.27.20

 

The Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW) urges Maryland residents to contact their legislators in favor of this legislation.  Read more: MLAW Legislative -Alert Support HB233-SB212 – Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Suffocation or Strangulation

 

A recent article in the Frederick News Post details the level of support across the state, including strong support in the health care community:

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/cops_and_crime/local-nurses-frederick-county-state-s-attorney-testify-in-favor/article_046dc184-b42e-5669-9454-df23209ac689.html

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  • The Coalition Hosts Health and Domestic Violence Seminar Series
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RECENT NEWS

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  • The Coalition Responds to the Baltimore Sun
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  • Coalition Supports Strangulation Legislation in Maryland
  • Woman’s murder spurs Texas hospital to overhaul its domestic violence screening process
  • SAVE THE DATE! Coalition Seminar: Inter-Relationship of Adult Domestic Violence, HIV, and STIs
  • MARYLAND HEALTH CARE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS COMMENDED FOR ITS WORK BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE
  • October 16th is Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day
  • WBFF-TV: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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