[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5056]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise honored to wear the special scarf 
today to highlight the global fight to stop violence against women.
  We know that women account for 85 percent of the victims of domestic 
violence, but only half of all female victims of violence report an 
injury, and of those, only 20 percent seek medical assistance.
  I will shortly be reintroducing legislation to provide women over 18 
with domestic violence screening and treatment services. Routine 
screening by a health care provider for domestic violence would unlock 
options a woman might not otherwise pursue and allow her to see that 
shelter and advocacy services may be useful to her.
  Mr. Speaker, this year, Lifetime Television recognizes the importance 
of including men in the dialogue to combat violence. This is critical.
  I encourage my colleagues to participate in the week's events and 
reiterate the need for fathers, coaches and other male role models to 
teach boys early and teach them often that there is no place for 
violence in a relationship.

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