The United States Senate passed the Violence Against Women's Act this week by a 78-22 margin. The Senate's action was a bipartisan effort to correct Congress' egregious failure to renew the Act last year. It was House Republicans who derailed the Act's renewal last year, and though Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) has indicated that he will allow the House to vote on some form of legislation on the matter, it remains unclear whether Boehner is simply playing lip-service to the women in his party or is genuinely serious about working towards a cease-fire in the ongoing Republican War on Women. Time will tell.
Linda Rubin, a counseling psychology professor at Texas Woman's University wrote an editorial that appears on the AlJazerra Internet website at the following address:
www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/02/20132111438741599.html
Rubin's editorial is a "must-read" for those interested in stopping violence against women. Contact your local Congressional Representative and demand that he or she vote to reenact the Violence Against Women's Act. There is simply no excuse for saying 'yes' to violence!
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