A survey of thousands of young people has revealed choking during intercourse is more common than not. A third of people said they were first made aware of the practice as teenagers.
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This week, Victoria has joined several other states and committed to introducing a non-fatal strangulation offence. This move will change the way domestic abusers are prosecuted.
A stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation would be difficult to prove and detract from the ways in which family violence victims are being failed in other policy areas.
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