At-home sexual assault and rape kits give victims the opportunity to avoid hospitals and ER's and collect their own evidence from their house.
A new law is acknowledging the availability of the kits here in Maryland and pushing towards guidelines for the kits.
"It recognizes that for a variety of reasons people may not want to go to a hospital to get a full forensic exam. Some might have to wait too long in a hospital, some might be turned away from a hospital," said Senator Shelly Hettleman, a Democrat from Baltimore County.
The at-home kits are less likely to be acceptable in a courtroom but can have other benefits for survivors.
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