| Physical women abuse is defined as having been hit, | | | | who are sufferring women abuse should be |
| slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by a | | | | encouraged to disclose their circumstances to other |
| male partner or ex-partner. Women abuse is | | | | women friends in order to share this painful ordeals |
| happening daily, without respect to the womans age, | | | | and to the government personnel who offer |
| racial orientation, ethnic grouping, socio-economic | | | | protection, sympathy and support. |
| status, marital status, religion, or sexuality. However, | | | | Have you ever wondered what happens to women |
| its the young women within the age bracket of 18-25 | | | | who have had to separate from their abusive |
| that are often at greatest risk of abuse by men, | | | | partners or spouses? The first 3-4 months following |
| who in most cases feel intimidated by the power of | | | | separation have been proved to be the most |
| the woman. | | | | dangerous time for a woman who has just left an |
| It would be imperative to note that, at this moment | | | | abusive relationship.After women abuse, these |
| in time women abuse is not a health issue, yet it is | | | | women suffer from the same kind depression |
| increasingly growing into a public health and social | | | | symptoms as their counterparts who choose to stick |
| concern. Its would be sad to note that over 25 out | | | | to an abusive marriage or relationship. Some women |
| of 100 of women in Canadian experience woman | | | | also experience Sexual abuse by their ex-partner |
| abuse by their present or past marriage partners | | | | making them feel afraid and or unsafe and rejected |
| since the time they reach a point when they can | | | | by society. |
| enter into a relationship. Anyone who has been faced | | | | Its no brainer to appreciate the fact that no woman |
| with woman abuse ends up with a combination of | | | | ever deserves to be beaten or assulted. Women |
| negative physical, emotional, and psychological health | | | | abuse is usually triggered by a wide range of |
| problems which can only be solved by a medical | | | | incidents that trigger violence. For example: "I fried his |
| doctor. | | | | sausages the wrong way." "I didn't turn down the |
| It would be sad to note that its during pregnancy | | | | radio enough," or I went out with friends without his |
| that many women in canada are faced with women | | | | knowledge." In order to avoid responsibility for their |
| abuse. Those women who are pregnant are more | | | | actions, Abusive men often claim their partner |
| vulnerabile to violence and women abuse. More and | | | | provoked them to commit these beastly inhumane |
| more women in Canada are being abused during | | | | crimes. The true source of violence is the abusive |
| pregnancy, and in most cases when their pregnancy | | | | men's desire for power and control over his partner. |
| begins. This abuse consequently leads to maternal | | | | It would be important to note that In Canada, certain |
| psychological stress which is associated with | | | | categories of abuse, such as physical abuse, sexual |
| depression, and stress. This will definately have a | | | | abuse and criminal harassment (stalking) are crimes |
| direct or indirect effects on the feotus.Those women | | | | under the Criminal Code of Canada. |