Biden: Domestic violence 'the single most important cause of my life'

"VAWA was not only meant to address domestic violence, he said, but also to  bring about a cultural change about how women should be treated.

Biden said the reason it's so hard for abused women to leave home and get  help is because of the shame they feel. "They don't want to get raped again by  the system," he said, according to a White House pool reporter...."

http://thehill.com/video/administration/297347-biden-domestic-violence-the-single-most-important-cause-of-my-life