The Partnership Violence Reduction Act (PVRA) is coming up before Congress and it's going to need your support if it's going to become law. You can email your Congressperson and Senators click here and tell them to support the PVRA. The PVRA is a lot better than VAWA when you take into consideration that the PVRA covers:
The PVRA limits the definition of domestic violence to "felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence," so victims of physical violence don't have to take a number and wait their turn.
Abused men who look for help are often turned away, and in some cases arrested. Most shelters only accept female clients. Some shelters that claim to give hotel vouchers to abused men, do not.
The PVRA makes the law gender-inclusive and removes discriminatory policies.
The Partner Violence Reduction Act (PVRA) offers hope to physical abuse victims by:
*Promoting proven abuse-reduction strategies
*Tightening definitions, so real victims aren't put on waiting lists
*Allowing partner reconciliation when the abuse is minor, keeping more families together
*Ending gender discrimination
So when you take the above into consideration it only makes sense to send those emails telling Congress to support the PVRA. Why should your wounds and her dark side escape the attention they deserve? Send those emails today.
Also if you want to sign the petition concerning the PVRA but didn't get a chance you can do so now. So if you haven't done so please do as it may concern you or someone you care about.
2 comments:
I attempted to sign the petition but the server on their end was down. I'll check back later. This is a great cause and well written article. I actually know a man who was abused and lost his family as a result because his ex-wife said that he had abused her in court. It's really very sad.
I understand another petition on that site has to do with a Chinese disident and that the Chinese government is sabotaging the website to prevent people from signing that particular petition.
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