Michelle Bulang still bears the faint scars from the 13 stitches in her scalp where she says her husband hit her and the burn marks on her back and legs from the time he poured boiling water all over her.
She fights back tears as she recalls the time her husband came home drunk and ran at her and her children with a knife. "It's very important to me because I want to move on. I want to cut that status of my marriage and I want to cut the chains in my marriage. I've been suffering a lot," she said. "And I hope that I don't have to go back to congress in order to campaign again for the enactment of this bill.The religion was brought to the country by Spanish colonisers in the 16th century who left behind the ban on divorce that Spain itself has long since abandoned.
He argues that there are already legal avenues for unhappy couples to split including filing for legal separation, which doesn't allow parties to re-marry, or an annulment, which in effect means the marriage never existed."We are not lacking in legal remedies … and we don't believe that adding another legal remedy to such an imperfect situation or union will still protect the sanctity and the dignity of marriage," he told 7.30.
Many women also still bear the last name of their former partner on official documentation, causing major problems if they want to buy or sell property.
Domestic Violence Catholic Church Marcos Junior Philippines
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: theage - 🏆 8. / 77 Read more »
Source: brisbanetimes - 🏆 13. / 67 Read more »
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »