Royal Commission into domestic and sexual violence hears that regional areas are underserviced by access to forensic medicine

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The second day of public hearings in the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has heard victim-survivors from regional and remote areas are being deterred from seeking forensic medical examinations. The commission heard instances of women travelling hours or even days to Adelaide for the time-sensitive treatment, with some not being able to make the trip at all.