t or former male partners (Jones, pg. 18) Blue book. The question arises who is affected by this problem? First and foremost are the victims. Women who are battered have more than health care needs and costs than those who are never battered. Twenty percent of pregnant women report having been battered, and the results include miscarriages, stillbirths and a two to four times greater likelihood of bearing a low birth weight baby. Abused women are disproportionately represented among the homeless and suicide victims. Victims of domestic violence are being denied insurance in some states because they considered having a "pre-existing condition." The children these women are also affected by this problem. Violent juvenile offenders
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