A new study has found that the best-selling sadomasochistic “romance” novel, Fifty Shades of Grey, is perpetuating the problem of violence against women.
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Experts Want All Women Screened for Domestic Violence
Every nine seconds a woman in the U.S. is abused or assaulted, most often by an intimate partner. These dire statistics are behind a new recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to see all women of childbearing age routinely screened for intimate partner violence.
Study: Intimate Partner Violence is Major Health Problem
A new report released yesterday reveals that 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, amounting to more than 12 million men and women per year.
