A recent survey revealed that more than half of 16 to 34-year-olds have taken part in strangulation during sex, despite the risks of a loss of consciousness and stroke. Many feel a rise in choking in pornography is to blame, a practice the UK government is set to ban. Baroness Gabby Bertin has led an independent review which prompted the change in law.

This programme contains descriptions of strangulation during sex. 

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Guests: 

• Helen Puttick, reporter, The Times,
• Samantha Browne, campaigner and former adult performer and,
• Baroness Gabby Bertin, Conservative peer.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Alula Hart.

Read more: 

Half of young adults have been choked during sex, survey finds 

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Photo: Andrew Farrar for The Sunday Times.

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