Discussion Assignment – Based on your own knowledge, respond to the following questions:
- Should battered mothers be held legally responsible for protecting their children from abusers in their households? Why or why not?
- Discuss the difficulties women experience when trying to leave abusive male partners.
- What are the economic problems faced by battered women?
- What services do shelters provide?
- Why is it difficult for healthcare providers to respond to battered women’s problems?
- Why can’t battered women count on the criminal justice system to protect them from an abusive male partner?
