Will Ohio lawmakers finally make strangulation a felony? Domestic violence survivors and advocates hope so, but the clock is ticking.
MEDINA, Ohio — As Ohio lawmakers enter the lame duck session, ready to push through bills that haven’t yet passed before the general assembly ends at the end of the year, domestic violence advocates and survivors are hopeful that Senate Bill 90 will be one of them.It’s an important and personal cause for Jess Patz and Angelia Miller. The two Northeast Ohio women have an unusual and unbreakable bond.
“I met her when she was dating my, then, ex-husband and she became stepmother to my two children and our stories unraveled in ways we never saw coming,” said Patz. “It doesn’t just go away after the strangulation is over. It’s a lasting effect that haunts you for years,” said Miller. Now, years later, the pair is still in a fight to get harsher penalties for strangulation, but they’re hoping this year will be different and that lawmakers can vote on Senate Bill 90.
Melissa Graves with the Journey Center for Safety and Healing, supporting those impacted by domestic violence, said strangulation is the most dangerous and lethal form of domestic abuse. “Contact your state, your senators and your House representatives, and urge them to take action and get this over the line so we can get it done and protect women in our communities,” said Graves.
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