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Revision Draft for Gay Panic Defense Article:

Current Section for edit reads: "The American Bar Association (ABA) unanimously passed a resolution in 2013 urging governments to follow California's lead in prescribing explicit juror instructions to ignore bias and to educate prosecutors about panic defenses. "

Proposed Edit:

The American Bar Association (ABA) passed a resolution in 2013 urging state legislators to follow two recommendations based on the language from already existing laws when creating new proposals. The first was to adopt similar language to California's law that reminded jurors that they were required to adhere to the law and should not allow any form of prejudice rooted in perception or actual sexual identity to inform their decisions. The second recommendation was to adopt similar language to Australia's law that outlines that non-violent sexual advancements can not warrant actions that lead to the victims death.

Reason Behind Edit:

Adjusted the first sentence to more closely reflect what is stated in the 2013 resolution as ABA uses both California and Australian laws as examples of how such laws should be phrased. In addition context of what language should be looked at as analyzed by William, a practicing attorney in New York, two years after the resolution was first written.