U.S. Finally Passes Stronger Protections for Women against Abuse

by Carey L. Biron (washington)
Friday, March 01, 2013
Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday ended more than a year of stonewalling a piece of legislation that for two decades has offered legal protections for women against sexual violence, harassment and abuse.

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