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On the recordMarch 2, 2010
Anecdotally, most women tell me that military sexual trauma is a part of their experience. So putting them into a facility with men is really intimidating.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights the intimidation women feel in mixed-gender facilities due to military sexual trauma.

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