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Abstract: 

Recently, Phyllis Schlafly authored a public opinion piece on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that did a great disservice to over two decades of domestic violence prevention work. Blaming “radical feminists” for manipulation of President Bill Clinton and the passage of the Act, she ignores facts and history. Sadly, her completely inaccurate document was printed across America. She blames “anti-male” feminists for the alleged demise of constitutional rights for male domestic violence offenders in America. She is wrong. Constitutional protections are alive and well for male abusers, but finally we are providing some amount of “equal protection” for battered women. This personal article takes issue with Schlafly’s claims.

Keywords: not radical feminist propaganda

Affiliations:  1: former elected prosecutor in San Diego.