Help May Be On the Way
Last year, Feministing reports, Congress failed to use all the funding allocated for domestic violence. In addition to making full use of available money, activists want Congress to support the Violence Against Women Act, an anti-violence law originally passed in 1994 that aids domestic-violence shelters and other services relating to sexual and domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Also, President Obama's budget includes funding to reduce domestic violence and enhance emergency care systems.
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