Advocates speak out for anti-domestic violence bill
Submitted on July 19, 2005 - 12:00am.
Aleea S. Slappy - Summer 2005
WASHINGTON – The Violence Against Women Act expires in September, and advocates urged Congress to strengthen and reauthorize it during a committee hearing Tuesday.
Among the law's advocates were former Boston Celtics Coach M.L. Carr and actress Salma Hayek.
“We cannot tolerate a world in which one in three women is or will be a victim of domestic violence,” Hayek told the committee.
Hayek began to advocate against domestic violence after finding out a friend was being abused by her husband. Hayek said she tried but could not convince her friend to leave her husband.
Among the law's advocates were former Boston Celtics Coach M.L. Carr and actress Salma Hayek.
“We cannot tolerate a world in which one in three women is or will be a victim of domestic violence,” Hayek told the committee.
Hayek began to advocate against domestic violence after finding out a friend was being abused by her husband. Hayek said she tried but could not convince her friend to leave her husband.
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