And like an abusive spouse, the corner isolates its victims.

She does not, however, disagree with divorce in the case of a violent or abusive spouse.

Other opponents have argued that the law could let abusive spouses off the hook.

Hiding from an abusive spouse also takes a toll.

"They find the ultimate way of controlling you is through your kids," she said of abusive spouses.

Most difficult, he said, are immigrant women who are trying to free themselves from abusive spouses.

Talk about an abusive spouse, all take and no give.

Sarah Buel was herself once the victim of an abusive spouse.

The losers in this debate are the students, mostly women on public assistance, including a few who fled abusive spouses.

They want to establish a license for women to kill their allegedly abusive spouses.