FFL Topics

Victory Over Violence

Refusal to Accept Killing
How do different threads of violence weave through our society?

Domestic Violence: More Than a Private Matter
The connection between violence against the unborn and violence against women becomes more and more clar as at least 1 million women each year become victims of violence inflicted by their husbands or boyfriends.

Abortion: A Betrayal of Feminism
Today, women have more opportunities than ever before. But violence targeted at women is still a leading cause of injuries suffered by women.

Choosing Life: Journeys of Hope Born From Tragedy
Pregnancy that results from rape or incest is the hushed issue of the abortion debate. FFL talks with women who were impregnated through rape and faces the subject head-on.

You Are My Daughter: An Interview With Julie Makimaa
Julie Makimaa's life began as a result of rape. She talks with FFL about the circumstances of her conception and life with her birth mother today.

Who Stops the Violence?
A look at social services that are available to women and new trends in combatting domestic violence.

No Visible Bruises: The Hidden Danger of Emotional Abuse
An FFL member describes her experience with an emotionally abusive boyfriend.

Violence Against Women Act: Round II
Violence Against Women Act II builds on the problems addressed in the first legislation.

Violence Against Women on Campus
An overview of the dangers college women face and steps schools can take to protect young women and men.

Gaps in Stalking Safeguards
Why is violence against women not taken seriously in the U.S.?

Prosecution for the Suffering of Child Witnesses
The city of Los Angeles recognizes that seeing mommy attacked hurts her children and does something about it.

Women's Groups March in Wrong Direction
Doesn't violence against women include abortion?

Abortion: The Second Rape
The Rapist's Friend
Incest and the Abortion Clinic