RADAR ALERT: Call Your Senator Today, Spare the World of I-VAWA!

At a time when Violence against Women Act (VAWA) is increasingly criticized for its ineffectiveness and harmful effects on American families, Sen. Joseph Biden recently introduced International Violence against Women Act (I-VAWA).

RADAR's analysis of I-VAWA (Senate bill 2259) reveals it would:

1. Harm the family.
2. Impose ineffective and harmful programs on other countries.
3. Create a new federal "super-agency" that would control many
   aspects of U.S. foreign policy.
4. Ignore violence against men and other forms of violence.
5. Funnel millions of taxpayer money to ideologically-driven
   organizations.

More information on the problems with I-VAWA can be found here.

I-VAWA is almost identical to VAWA, a law that has already contributed to the destabilization of American families and caused immense harm to children.

Before VAWA was introduced and American courts dealt with cases of real abuse and real justice was served. Then the definition of "violence" was expanded to encompass almost every aspect of human interaction between spouses, including raising one's voice or arguing.

VAWA harms children who need the love of both parents. With its creative definitions of "psychological abuse," VAWA has been widely used to cut off the natural bond between children and their fathers, to the detriment of both.

Is this what we want other countries in the world to adopt? Is this the best that America has to offer? Do we want to pay for this with nearly a quarter of a billion dollars our tax money?

The National Organization for Women recently sent out an Alert telling its members to contact the Senate to support I-VAWA. We must make it clear to our Senators that I-VAWA is bad for families and harmful to children.

Please telephone or fax your Senator today and tell that person to "Spare the world of I-VAWA, Say 'No' to S. 2259!". Your Senator's contact information can be found here.

It's up to us to save the family and protect our children.

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Date of RADAR Release: February 25, 2008

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working to improve the effectiveness of our nation's approach to solving domestic violence. http://www.mediaradar.org/.