Flawed Violence Against Women Act Could Become Next Lame-Duck Fight

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2012-12-29 07:58

Article here. Excerpt:

'As the lame-duck session of Congress grinds to a close, policymakers are feeling the pressure to rush passage of a number of expansive, potentially faulty pieces of legislation before the year’s end. Recent rumors swirling around Washington suggest the House may consider anew language in a Senate-passed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization in the next few weeks.

Despite the original law’s good intentions to support female victims of violence, recent reauthorizations—including those before Congress—are seriously flawed and have steered the law away from its original intent of protecting vulnerable women.'

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Makes me wonder if this article either has its facts straight or has any sympathy for male DV victims or both.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-12-29 15:43