Intimate partner violence occurs at staggering rates, to innocent women and men in the most vulnerable situations. But your state legislators can protect innocent women and men by supporting Aisha's law. Fill out your contact information to send your legislator a message urging their support.

1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate  partner stalking. Young women between the ages of 18 and 34 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence and sexual assault, and within this number more than 3/4 of female victims of intimate partner violence have been previously victimized by the same offender. Communities of color and the LGBTQ community are at even greater risk.

Aisha's Law (House Bill 3) will protect innocent women and men by:

• Expanding the offense of “aggravated murder” to also prohibit purposely causing the death of family or household members of the offender.
• Expanding the offense of “domestic violence” to also prohibit recklessly impeding the normal breathing or blood circulation of a family or household member.
• Expanding the definition of “family or household member” for the purpose of petitioning for a domestic violence civil protection order, juvenile court protection order, or anti- stalking civil protection order to include a child whose guardian or custodian is a spouse, person living as a spouse, or former spouse of the respondent and who is residing with or has resided with the respondent.
• Creating a new type of protection order described as an “emergency protection order” that may be obtained by a law enforcement officer.
• Expanding the types of domestic violence-related training that must be included in peace officer biennial professional training.
• Encouraging prosecuting attorneys, in domestic violence-related cases, to consider the totality of the circumstances, review all evidence in the case, and resist seeking voluntary dismissal or no contest based solely on the victim’s wishes, unless justice demands otherwise.