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Just Being Alive Will Soon Be a Pre-Existing Condition

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Punditmom, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Barack Obama, Pre-Existing-Condition, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

Many people who are against health care reform claim that a public option will result in rationing. But if denying a beaten woman coverage doesn't amount to rationing, what is it?

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The Curse of Domestic Violence: A Cycle of Abuse from Father to Son

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Abuse, Spousal Abuse, Economy, Economic Crisis, Violence, Drugs, Parenting, Dysfunctional Family, Murder, Pediatricians, Child Abuse, Health, Alcohol, Domestic Violence, Family, Santa Fe, Living News
Ramon Resa, MD

How can boys raised in an abusive environment learn any differently? It is nice to say we have to show them or teach them by example, but what example can we use?

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Buffets and Bears: The Art of Making Choices

Trish Kinney | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Emotion, Right to Choose, Child Rape, Teddy Bears, Domestic Violence, Emotional Eating, Logic, Living News
Trish Kinney

Choosing well is not always easy. And there is enormous pressure by society to choose a certain way, especially where fantastically complex family relationships are concerned.

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California Survivors of Domestic Violence Take Another Hit

Aryn Quinn | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Domestic Violence, Women, California, Women's Issues, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Crime, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Schwarzenegger, Beauty Cares, California Budget, Schwarzenegger, Aryn Quinn, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Aryn Quinn

In the past, Governor Schwarzenegger has championed the rights of victims of domestic abuse. But with a single callous act, he has compromised his legacy.

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Code Red for Women and Girls

Irasema Garza | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sexual Violence, George Sodini, Violence Against Women Act, Rape, Violence Against Women, Legal Momentum, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Irasema Garza

In a five year study, women whose male partners experience two or more periods of unemployment are almost three times as likely to be victims of intimate partner violence.

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The Terminator is Back

Eve Ensler | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eve Ensler, V-Day, Violence Against Women, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Eve Ensler

Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.

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New Domestic Abuse Law Gives Pakistani Women Hope

Naveen Naqvi | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

Read More: Spotlight-on-Pakistan, Pakistan's Domestic Abuse Law, Spotlight on Pakistan, Violence Against Women, Pakistan, Domestic Abuse in Pakistan, Pakistani Women, Domestic Violence, Domestic-Abuse-as-a-Human-Rights-Violation, Domestic Abuse, World News
Naveen Naqvi

In third world countries such as Pakistan, domestic violence is a huge problem. At the moment, however, Pakistani humanitarian agencies and women's rights groups are cautiously celebrating.

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Hell Hath No Fury: The Sodini Murder/Suicide

Ruth Bettelheim | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Suicide, Murder, George Sodini, Psychology, Mysoginy, Domestic Violence, Rage, George Sodini Website, George Sodini Blog, La Fitness Gunman George Sodini, La Fitness Shooting, Parental Involvement, Living News
Ruth Bettelheim

In Mr. Sodini's blog, he says repeatedly, "I have nothing to lose." He had nothing to lose because he (apparently) had no strong, affectionate bonds with anyone and never had.

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Pakistan Passes Law Against Domestic Violence

Daily Times | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistani Woman, Pakistani Families, Violence Against Women, Repression, Pakistan Court, Pakistan, Violence, Family Violence, Pakistani Women, Domestic Violence, Repressed Women, Domestic Abuse, World News

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill on protection against domestic violence covering all types of repressive and abusive behavior against v...

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence Against Women, Rihanna Beat Up Photo, Chris Brown, Domestic Partnerships, California Budget Cuts, Chris Brown Charged With Two Felony Counts, Intimate Partner Violence, Chris-Brown-Court, Chris Brown Rihanna, Chris Brown Domestic Violence, Chris Brown Anger Management, Larry King, National-Institute-of-Justice, Why Do Women Go Back to Their Abusers, Chris-Brown-Counseling, California Budget Crisis, Domestic Violence, Rihanna Beating, Domestic Abuse, Entertainment News
Jaclyn Friedman

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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Domestic Violence: Time to Man Up

Norm Stamper | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Murder, Male Aggression, Stalking, Domestic Violence, President Obama, Homicide, Violence Against Women Act, XY Chromosomes, Living News
Norm Stamper

We've got to make it clear, via instruction and example, that a boy's gender does not entitle him to treat women as chattel. Who's best equipped to provide this modeling, this instruction? Men, of course.

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US Congress: Keep Your Word to Abused Women

Meghan Rhoad | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, House of Representatives, Abuse, Violence Against Women, Emergency Shelter, Portland, Budget, Economic Crisis, Oregon, Appropriations, Pregnancy, Joe Biden, Women's Health, Family Violence, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Meghan Rhoad

When Michelle arrived at the shelter in Portland, Oregon, staff members had to help her remove her earring because the side of her face was so swollen from the last beating by her abuser.

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An Open Letter To Attorney General Eric Holder

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Justice Department, Domestic Violence, Eric Holder, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The more successful our progressive President becomes with the majority of Americans, the more extreme his far right critics are going to become.

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Researcher Says Women's Initiation of Domestic Violence Predicts Risk to Women

Glenn Sacks | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Deborah Capaldi, Glenn Sacks, Erin Pizzey, National Institute of Health, Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, From Ideology to Inclusion, Living News
Glenn Sacks

While studies have consistently found that women initiate as much violence against their male partners as vice versa, two-thirds of domestic violence injuries are suffered by women.

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The Heroes We Idolize in Sports

Becky Lee | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, National Football League, Dating Advice, Heroes, Athletes, Football, Domestic Violence, Entertainment News
Becky Lee

As a society, we need heroes -- the belief in individual greatness, a team to be loyal to, a David versus Goliath memory, but our heroes should be role models as well.

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Violent Criminals, Prison Cutbacks and the Women Who Suffer The Consequences

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Low-Level Drug Offenders, Criminal Justice System, Orange County, Domestic Violence, Cutbacks, Politics News
Danielle Cavallucci

Once again, the system operating under the auspices of service, protection and justice has failed.

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Zimbabwean Betty Makoni is my hero!

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Cnn, Betty Makoni, Aids, Rape and Abuse, Zimbabwe, Victims, Anger, Rape, Surivivors, Population of Women, Domestic Violence, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, San Francisco-California, World News
Michealene Cristini Risley

Betty and I spoke the same language; a language of survivors who turned their personal stories into something more collective to change the world.

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Eminem, Misogyny, and the Sounds of Silence

Jackson Katz | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Misogyny, Music Critics, Rape, Eminem, Domestic Violence, Congo, Rap Music, Entertainment News
Jackson Katz

The evidence of our culture's unwillingness to address the reality and ubiquity of men's violence against women is not merely contained in the lyrics on Eminem's new album.

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Latin American Women Suffering 'Hidden Genocide': Expert

Inter Press Service | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Violence Against Women, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Latin America Domestic Violence, Latin America Women Violence, Domestic Violence, Advocacy, Inter Press Service, World News

Natalia Ruiz Díaz interviews SUSANA CHIAROTTI, expert on violence against women in the Americas ASUNCION, May 19 (IPS) - Counting cases of machi...

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A Woman at the Edge

Nick Turse | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: NYC Subways, MTA Fare Hike, Nyc Recession, Mta, Domestic Violence, New York Recession, Domestic Abuse, Politics News
Nick Turse

There is an increasing number of women caught between violence in the home and the violence of being moneyless, powerless, and alone in the world.

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A Woman at the Edge

Nick Turse | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: NYC Subways, MTA Fare Hike, Nyc Recession, Mta, Domestic Violence, New York Recession, Domestic Abuse, Politics News
Nick Turse

There is an increasing number of women caught between violence in the home and the violence of being moneyless, powerless, and alone in the world.

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Social Justice Meets Fashion Sense

Smita Satiani | Posted 08.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Karzai Rape Law, Equal Rights, Womens Rights, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Violence Against Women, Congo Violence, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Italy, Afghanistan, Style News
Smita Satiani

Today is Denim Day, recognizing a 1999 Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a 45 year old man's rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans.

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Chris Brown: Fans Speak the Truth

Deborah King | Posted 05.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Donald Etra, MTV News, Rihanna, Assault, Chris Brown, Plea Bargain, Domestic Violence, Entertainment News
Deborah King

Brown pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Well, anyone with two eyes who saw the leaked photo of Rihanna after the "alleged incident" knows better.

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Oprah Was Right: What Law Enforcement Can Learn from the Chris Brown Case

Leslie Crocker Snyder | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chris Brown Domestic Violence, District Attorney, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Oprah, Los Angeles, Chris Brown Rihanna, Rihanna Beating, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Leslie Crocker Snyder

Rihanna has indicated that she will cooperate with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office's investigation. I hope this is the case. My heart goes out to her.

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The Workplace: A Domestic Violence Victim's Potential Safe Haven

Becky Lee | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Workplace, Finance, Domestic Violence, Business News
Becky Lee

Abuse is blind to race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social or economic status. Thus, domestic violence will follow anyone into the workplace.

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