We'll stop treating this as just a woman's issue, and start recognizing that when a woman is attacked, that abuse scars not only the victim, but her loved ones.
Barack Obama: “We'll stop treating this as just a woman's issue, and start recognizing that when a woman is attacked, that abuse scars…”
On the recordOctober 15, 2008
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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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