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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Violence against women is a community issue, a |
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| public health issue, and a human rights issue; and
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| WHEREAS, Violence against women includes domestic and |
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| sexual violence, stalking, and other forms of abuse; this |
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| violence seeps through communities impacting law enforcement, |
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| court systems, and health care professionals; and
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| WHEREAS, Violence against women is present in schools and |
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| workplaces resulting in absenteeism and physical and mental |
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| illnesses; the annual cost of lost productivity due to domestic |
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| violence is estimated at $727.8 million with over 7.9 million |
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| paid workdays lost per year; and
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| WHEREAS, This violence ripples through families causing |
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| the cycle of violence to continue from one generation to the |
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| next; one in three women worldwide will be beaten, raped, |
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| coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime, and |
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| evidence shows that most female homicide deaths are the result |
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| of an assault by their intimate partner; and
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| WHEREAS, The cycle can be broken; Illinois residents should |
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| learn to recognize violence against women, learn how to stop it |
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| and how to prevent it, and then educate others; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we encourage the citizens of Illinois to "Stop the Violence |
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| Against Women" by learning to recognize it, stop it, take |
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| action to prevent it, and educate others to do the same; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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