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The public hearing for SB65 will start soon. Stay tuned! https://twitter.com/NHCADSV/status/1358763901366763522
One of the most "tragic outcomes" that would come from a victim using one of these rape test kits is the failure of a prosecution due to the evidence being deemed inadmissible in criminal proceedings - Sean Locke, Assistant NH Attorney General
"It’s not clear what process a victim would have to go through and what cost a victim would have to endure" if they were to attempt to collect evidence on their own - Sean Locke #NHPolitics
"These for-profit kits provide a false sense of security to those who have experienced sexual assault." - Franklin Police Chief David Goldstein #NHPolitics
"These kits are not a viable alternative to legitimate forensic evidence collection. I am unable to envision a scenario in which 'evidence' collected from do-it-yourself kits would ever hold up in any court of law in New Hampshire." - Police Chief David Goldstein #NHPolitics
"Even suggesting to victims of sexual violence that they can collect the evidence themselves and have that evidence be admissible in court is neither trauma-informed nor victim-centered." - Janet Carroll, SANE Program Director #NHPolitics
"It is important to understand that these kits will be sold without benefit of advocacy, nurses or doctors to actually provide options and care to sexual assault victims, and with a promise of admissibility that simply cannot be truthfully made." - Janet Carroll, SANE #NHPolitics
"I’ve been following this issue for some time and it is deeply concerning to me that college students like myself are being targeted by a for-profit company that is using deception to sell a product to survivors of crime." - Shelby Houghton #NHPolitics
"Voting no on SB65 does not ban an idea, punish a business, or stifle innovation; it redirects energy to protect survivors and stops the deception a DIY rape kit creates." - Shelby Houghton #NHPolitics
“My preference would be that the victim go and get a SANE exam. By offering this alternative, it would discourage the victim from going and getting the best exam.” - Andrew Livernois, Belknap County Attorney #NHPolitics
"There are health consequences associated with sexual assault. The DIY kit is not able to identify, document and treat victim injury or prevent associated disease." - Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, RN & Co-Coordinator of SANE Program #NHPolitics
"It is alarming to think that NH would allow a for-profit company to sell lies to victims who so desperately need medically accurate information and support after experiencing a sexual assault." - Survivor Harmony Reid #NHPolitics
"Please do not allow a company to profit off the vulnerable. If the trauma of one individual funds the Christmas vacation of another, we are setting a precedent that the journey and care for a survivor does not matter in NH." - Survivor Harmony Reid #NHPolitics
We are grateful to everyone in NH who provided such powerful testimony against SB65! Thank you for showing up for survivors in our state and sharing your experiences. #NHPolitics
