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Power and control takes many forms. Newsweek has an eye opening story about abusive males using emotional and physical to pressure their female partners to get pregnant. Overall, rates of reproductive coercion among family-planning-clinic patients are suprisingly high: about one in five women report their partner having attempted to coerce them into pregnancy. “What we’re [...]
Here’s an interesting development we found via Time Magazine: In the coming weeks, however, conservative legislators are expected to introduce a bill that would outlaw “conjugal abuse of a psychological nature” in both married and unmarried relationships. Backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ruling party, which increases its chances of passing, the legislation seeks to target [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice has just approved Georgia’s “VoteSafe” program. This program shields the addresses of voters who reside in domestic violence shelters, and who have restraining orders or protective orders. “Votesafe” was originally sponsored by Georgia Representative Katie Dempsey. Via the Examiner.com
Here’s some encouraging news we found via BRAVENET about the U.S. Senate’s funding of for the Violence Against Women Act: Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman, Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today announced a critical step forward in putting $418.5 million in funding for programs administered by the Department of Justice’s Violence Against Women Office in [...]
Here’s an interesting story we found at Womensenews. This issue seems especially relevant as we continue to endure tough economic times. Congresswomam Loretta Sanchez (D) California recently gave a briefing on Capitol Hill about the issue of Economic Abuse. From the original story: Economic abuse through domestic violence that results in the loss of a [...]
Here’s a message we received in our Inbox: Hello Stop Family Violence Activists! Here’s an important action alert from our colleagues at National Network to End Domestic Violence Urge Key Senators to Support Increased Funding for Domestic Violence Services! Congress is finalizing the funding bills for fiscal year 2010. The U.S. House of Representatives and [...]
Police in Scotland are offering personal safety devices to domestic violence victims. These portable devices utilize GPS technology and also help in gathering evidence. From the BBC Website: The alarms, operated by Skyguard Ltd, will be given to those deemed to be at the highest risk of harm from domestic abuse. When a device is [...]
A new report published by the Virginia Department of Health sheds light on the prevalence of intimate partner violence and its relationship to homicides. From the WHSV TV Website: “This report represents a milestone in our understanding of fatal domestic violence in Virginia,” says Leah Bush, M.S., M.D., chief medical examiner. “It is the first [...]
In England, there is a proposal by police chiefs to to create a registry of repeat domestic violence offenders. In theory, women would be able to check the list to make sure any potential partners didn’t have a history of domestic violence offenses. From The Telegraph: The move would be backed up by a second [...]
Here’s an update to an earlier post we did about insurance companies discriminating against domestic violence survivors. The health care reform bill that recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives has a clause that prohibits this type of discrimination. We also found an interesting blog post at Womenstake.org about people are taking action in [...]
