One in Three: Silenced Stories of Survivors of Sexual Assault and Women Who Have Abortions

by Lindsay Rosenthal, Center for American Progress

February 14, 2013 - 3:52 pm

This year marks the 15th Anniversary of V-day and the 40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade. So I thought it would be appropriate to draw a connection between the silenced stories of the 1 in 3 women worldwide who have experienced physical and sexual violence and the silenced stories of 1 in 3 women in the United States who will have an abortion in their lifetime.