My letter appeared in The Advocate Saturday, 19 January 2013 but did not make it onto the online edition. They skipped a lot of Saturday's material.

Letter: Budget cuts endanger women | Opinion | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA

Some others wrote "just file a restraining order."  My comment:  "From THE ADVOCATE:  (1) A Baton Rouge man, 26, was indicted Thursday in the June shooting and wounding of his pregnant wife and killing of her unborn child. ... a temporary restraining order was issued June 18 that required Frank Atkins to stay away from his wife.  (2) A man arrested in the Tuesday morning shooting of his estranged girlfriend ... who turned 18 on Saturday and is three months pregnant, had a temporary restraining order against Patrick Guillory Jr. ...  (3) [EBR] sheriff’s deputies arrested a 46-year-old man Saturday accused of trying to kill his girlfriend ... The victim had filed a restraining order against Franklin ..."

Letter: Budget cuts endanger women | Opinion | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, LA