Battered Women's Bill of Rights
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- She has the right NOT to be abused.
- She has the right to anger over past beatings.
- She has a right to choose to change the situation.
- She has a right to freedom from fear of abuse.
- She has a right to request and expect assistance from police or social agencies.
- She has a right to share her feelings and not be isolated from others.
- She has a right to want a better role model of communication for her and her children.
- She has a right to be treated like an adult.
- She has a right to leave the battering environment.
- She has a right to privacy.
- She has a right to express her own thoughts and feelings.
- She has a right to develop her individual talents and abilities.
- She has a right to legally prosecute the abusing spouse.
- She has a right not to be perfect.
Patricia G. Ball & Elizabeth Woman
(Reprinted from Victimology:An International Journal.
Vol. 2 1977-78, No. 3-4, p.550)
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