THE BATTERED WOMAN

There are battered women in every obstetrician-gynecologist's practice . A role for the physician is to be an agent of change for that patien t. This is accomplished by integrating questions related to woman batt ering in all primary care, obstetric, and gynecologic evaluations and by becoming informed about and referring to the resources for battered women in the community. An activist role in the community that encour ages and supports zero tolerance for domestic violence will help stop this epidemic and crime.