Perhaps our cultural attitudes about domestic violence are reflected in the fact that according to a study done in 1990, there were 3,800 animal shelters in the United States, and only 1,500 shelters for battered women. Women ages 20 to 34 had the highest rates of violent victimization by intimates. Although domestic abuse can exist in all types of intimate relationships, females are more likely than males to be victims of violence by intimates. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, every year women experience more than 10 times as many incidents of violence by an intimate than do men. The risk of domestic violence is a reality for all women.
Domestic abuse is illegal.
This means that when it happens, it need not be left a personal matter between a perpetrator and a victim. Legal action can be taken to protect women and help a victim feel safe. Love your body enough to keep it safe from this criminal act. It is mind- boggling to try and understand how someone can honestly love and respect a woman's body and simultaneously support this industry. More disturbing than this however is the potential for violence toward women that this booming industry creates.