PBS NewsHour

Giving Americans better tools to prevent domestic violence

Clip: 09/09/2014 | 7m 18s

Twenty years ago today, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act, and in those years, domestic violence has been dramatically reduced. But the problem is far from solved: one in four women in the U.S. will be victims of assault by a partner in her lifetime. Judy Woodruff speaks with Esta Soler of Futures Without Violence about what it will take to end that abuse.

Aired: 09/09/14

Rating: NR

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