And so it's been a long time coming, but here we are today. Currently, settlement payments made on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness are excludable from gross income. Yet Many survivors face challenges proving that sexual assault resulted in physical injuries because they don't have evidence of quote unquote observable bodily harm. and have been denied the tax exemption. At this at the core of it all, this bill is about fairness, dignity and justice for survivors. (01:08–01:21)
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