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Bill to ban sale of DIY rape kits in Utah stalls after early momentum in Legislature

Opponents say at-home kits give ‘false hope,’ while supporters say they give survivors options.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City, leans in to speak to Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, after her bill to ban the sale of DIY rape kits in Utah was killed in the Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.