Violence Against Women Act Termed ‘Fundamentally Flawed:’ SAVE Calls for End to Partisan Rhetoric

Washington, DC/April 24, 2012 – The Heritage Foundation has recently released a report that concludes the proposed Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization is “a gross distortion of the original law and is gravely flawed.” The think-tank report, Violence Against Women Act: Reauthorization Fundamentally Flawed, highlights how the bill now being debated in the U.S. Senate, S. 1925, would fund abuse-reduction programs that are unproven, duplicative, and wasteful: http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/03/the-violence-against-women-act-reauthorization-fundamentally-flawed At