- YOUR RIGHTS -

BILL OF RIGHTS FOR ASSAULTED WOMEN

"NO MEANS NO"

  • I have a right not to be abused.
  • I have a right to anger over past beatings.
  • I have a right to change the situation.
  • I have the right to freedom from fear of abuse.
  • I have a right to request and expect assistance from police and social agencies.
  • I have a right to share my feelings and not be isolated from others.
  • I have a right to want a better role model of communication for my children.
  • I have the right to be treated like an adult.
  • I have a right to leave the abusive environment.
  • I have the right to privacy.
  • I have the right to express my own thoughts and feelings.
  • I have the right to develop my individual talents and abilities.
  • I have the right to legally prosecute the abusing spouse.
  • I have the right not to be perfect.
Patricia G. Gall and Elizabeth Wyman, "Battered Wives and Powerless Loss: What Can Counsellors Do?" quoted in Deborah Sinclair Understand Wife Assault, p. 108.

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