http://www.statenews.com Carol Jacobsen has experienced the pain and effects of domestic violence first hand. While she was married to a man who abused her, she said she was forced to have an illegal abortion — an act some people would consider murder. And she’s not alone. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:04:49 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20419 While on statistics, here’s an interesting one from Australia. In 2005 about 82% of women said they had suffered some form of abuse (including sexual) within 6 months of being arrested for committing a felony. These are shocking figures. It shows that our society still (despite women’s lib) perpetrates violence against women and then we further punish them by imprisonment. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:04:49 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/20419