Risk of serious injury as strangling during sex becomes normalised among young Australians
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6NXP0)
Sexual violence experts concerned about health risks and lack of consent after survey shows almost 60% of respondents under 35 had been choked at least once
Strangling a partner during sex is widely perceived as normal especially among young people, with more than half of adults aged 35 and under reporting they have been strangled, many of them unaware of potentially serious health consequences.
It is a finding that has sexual violence experts so concerned that they launched the Breathless" campaign and website on Tuesday to highlight that strangulation - often referred to as choking" - is unsafe, and often occurs with no or inadequate communication or consent.
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