I have sympathy for that conflict of interest that I've been hearing about. I think independent legal advice is one of the most important components for survivors. It's a complaint that we have—that even though programs providing independent legal advice exist, nobody has the responsibility to inform victims when they report a sexual assault that they can access those programs. It's a gap that we don't tell victims about their rights up front, so they miss out on exercising them.
For multiple survivors, I don't understand why somebody, in cases with multiple publication bans, would need to retain theirs to respect someone else's. I think, in cases with multiple bans, that somebody should be able to have their own removed and still respect any bans that remain in effect. I think that's a clear distinction. Otherwise, we have a system where people are still trapped by these silencing measures, and I think that needs to change.