Nicole Kidman To Testify Before Congress

Nicole Kidman is headed to Congress, where she plans to testify on domestic violence as an international concern, Rep. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) said Monday. Kidman will address the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight on October 21.

Following her testimony, she'll meet with reporters and subcommittee chair Delahunt, a former prosecutor who developed the nation's first unit dedicated to domestic violence and sexual assault cases.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made international violence against women a touchstone issue for her office. The World Health Organization, Delahunt said, estimates that violence against women leads to more disability and death among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents and war.

Kidman is the the United Nations Development Fund for Women's Goodwill Ambassador.

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[procusso]

Your article states that "The World Health Organization, Delahunt said, estimates that violence against women leads to more disability and death among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents and war." This, fortunately, is nonsense, and Delahunt should know better. The most recent WHO Global Burden of Disease figures show that, of these causes, the burden of disease from cancer is greatest, followed by road traffic accidents, then violence, malaria and war. Cancer is responsible for 3.4 times the burden of disease compared to violence; road traffic accidents 2.3 times the burden.

[Truthahn]

Great. Nicole Kidman testifies before Congress, but we won't be seeing General McChrystal or any other top military brass testify about the war in Afghanistan. Absolutely pathetic.

[DestinationsUnknown]

OH- you will see the General

You should learn how to play chess

checkers ended

[factotem]

Os Kidman even an American citiizen?

[2Bfair]

Will Bill Clinton be testifying or not?

[wreckdiver]

What is THAT supposed to mean. It's ALMOST like you're trying to make an accusation, but just can't work up the 'nads to actually SAY it.

Guess that's your modus operandi.

Heeeeeyyy! Is THAT how you choose your candidates?

[2Bfair]

oops

[ChelseaC]

Best wishes Nicole.

[Okieborn]

Well Now Ms. Kidman may not help the cause but she will be a fine attraction !!

[mergina]

Severed penises. That's the ticket for it ending quickly.

[Jaywalkker]

And that fixes the feminine equation of LGBT relationsh­ips...how?

http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/lesbianrx/factsheet.shtml
http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianhealth/a/DVFactsMyths.htm
http://www.lambda.org/DV_background.htm

[Tyler-Durden]

so you're saying we can't have more than one solution to a problem?

i like the idea of castration to address many social problems. too many men out there with a little too much testosterone for them to handle. a little snip should chill em right out.

[brady61995]

good the more attention the better. women need to be protected and children. occasionally men but not normally. violent crimes in the home need to stop and be taken serious.me­ntal abuse can be even worse.

[indi1216]

Send her to advocate for Health care reform...I bet you Republicans will vote for it all the while pushing the yea button, while eyes on her.

[KarateKid]

She should wear a mini skirt like you-know-who did at the soldier's memorial.

[d0440er]

Abused women should testify on behalf of abused women. End of.

[TrooAmerican]

abused women are generally traumatized to keep quiet about the abuse or to come forward, which is why most abused women have such a hard time reporting it and leaving the abuser.

[alguien]

she lived with tom cruise for how many years?

how much abuse does she need to take?

[festry548]

Well said!

[Tyler-Durden]

EXCELLENT.

[Susanne Freeborn]

People who work with abused women are their best advocates. The know the details, they know the trauma and they know how to help and how much help is needed.

What you are proposing here is that we publicly 'out' abused women. The people who work with them know enough about abuse and we don't have to victimize people further, pretending that we need to be voyuers to their tragedy before we can help.

[NHGranite]

You want health care? Let Nicole show up in Congress in that dress and get her to talk to the Republicants to vote for it. Kind of like dangling something shiny in front of them to hyp no tize them to do what we want

[TrooAmerican]

If you use recent republican politicians as an example, all you need is to hire some prostitutes and rent some rooms and they'll be all over health care voting.

[pene]

male and female prostitutes

[jennylynn]

Did democrat Senator Hiram speak up with her?
http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/04/06/did-this-senator-beat-up-his-girlfriend/

[hackerblaster]

Nicole Kidman rocks my socks off.

[layman]

Domestic violence is the latest and greatest new discovery by congress and they need an insightful movie star to talk about it. Domestic violence is like corruptions in congress, they have been there for a long long time, but body would really do anything about it. Every problem or issue has to be solved by some star tv, movie and otherwise,. Problem is not a problem til' it's on TV or mentioned by a star. Give me a break

[synergyblayze]

maybe the NFL can wear black and blue gloves and shoes next week...

[NHGranite]

That's sick. Funny, but sick.

[maggiee]

For those of you who want to know why Nicole Kidman is testifying before Congress on this issue; the United Nations Development Fund for Women, which Nicole Kidman represents, would like this covered by the press. It is an issue they would like to bring attention to. They have a better chance if Nicole Kidman is the face of their cause. That is why they picked her to be their Goodwill Ambassador.

[TN60]

Wonder if she will bring that "hottie" husband of her's.