Emergency Constitutional Amendment For Sexual Abuse Survivors Blocked In Pennsylvania
April 1, 2021
The effort to extend the litigation window for survivors of child sexual abuse suffered a blow this week after lawmakers blocked an emergency constitutional amendment necessary to get the measure on the ballot in May.
Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Greensburg, said Monday her caucus concluded that elevating the amendment to emergency status – an option only used sparingly in the past to address problems arising from natural disasters – obfuscates the issue from public review and leaves it vulnerable to legal challenges that could further delay justice for victims.
“The Wolf admini...
For access to this article please
sign in or
subscribe.
Reader Comments(0)