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Did you know that Obamacare mandates free birth control with no co-pay for all women? Of course the details are a little more complex. Jezebel has the scoop on how to make sure you’re getting the benefits you’re entitled to.

This week the Cleveland Plain Dealer launched an incredible blog and series of reporting on untested rape kits: A guide to Reinvestigating Rape: Old Evidence, New Answers.

A lovely profile of Ann Simpson and the Forks Abuse program—the amazing work they do and the community that supports them.

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The NY Times has a great documentary short about a girl whose life is affected by domestic violence, among many other issues.

“Telling a victim to go offline to be safe is not only unacceptable, it further isolates her from people who love her.” Facebook and NNEDV released a guide for domestic violence survivors.

George Zimmerman’s acquittal has refocused attention on Marissa Alexander, a domestic violence survivor who was treated very differently by the justice system. Here are eight things you can do to support her.

Fast food workers are striking for a living wage. Please don’t cross their picket lines!

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Research in Canada details the many reasons women find it hard to leave an abuser.

An exploration of the differences in treatment wealthy survivors of domestic violence can experience.

Small administrative details can sometimes be the biggest help to disadvantaged folks. Kudos to the City of Seattle for choosing to help undocumented immigrants prove residency.

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Massachusetts has started monitoring high-risk abusers and intervening early and often if they continue to stalk or harass.

One of our own talks to Q13 about the number of domestic violence crimes increasing in Seattle.

When deciding whether someone has a history of violence, acts of domestic violence are often ignored.

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The Navy has reduced sexual assault by 60% at one training facility with a pilot program that includes counseling, training, intervention and prevention.

A brave account of the money troubles of a single mom after leaving her abuser.

An advocate in Spokane is getting teens to talk about dating violence.

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What if the princess rescued Mario? Video game hackers are giving girls the opportunity to see themselves as heroes, not damsels in distress.

A thoughtful take on why gun control is a feminist issue.

Trese Todd of the Thrivers Action Group, Kate Wedge from the Mariners, and our own Jake Fawcett discuss the WHO report on violence against women.

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This week we were holding our breaths, watching the drama unfold in Texas as Wendy Davis filibustered to prevent onerous abortion restrictions from becoming law.

Kickstarter funded a project that encouraged men to rape. When they realized what they had done, they showed that they truly know how to apologize: tell the truth, repair the harm, and change policies so as not to make the same mistake again.

Sadly, the Supreme Court marred the week by gutting the Voting Rights Act. Now six states are already moving to make voting harder for poor people and minorities.

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Charles Saatchi, Nigella Lawson’s husband, was photographed choking her in public this week. The usual rush of excuses and justifications for his behavior followed as well as opinions and demands around what Nigella should do next. But, as one journalist asked: “why are we making demands of a victim, when we should be making demands of a perpetrator?”

In better news, the controversial HPV vaccine is working even though only one-third of girls aged 13 to 17 have been vaccinated.

The World Health Organization issued a report on domestic violence worldwide this week after analyzing information from 86 countries: “Experts estimated nearly 40 percent of women killed worldwide were slain by an intimate partner.”

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The Stranger focuses on the connection between mass shootings and domestic violence.

Why doesn’t she just leave? Because he can get her fired and get her kids kicked out of school.

They’ve run out of room in the Senate women’s bathroom. Here’s hoping this is just the first of many expansions.

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Another great answer to the question, what do you say to someone who is being abused?

Next time you meet a little girl, surprise her—ask her about her thoughts and accomplishments.

The frustrating reality of political gridlock: Fewer services for abuse survivors.

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