Battered woman denied divorce because of pregnancy

Monday, January 10, 2005

SPOKANE, Wash. -- When Shawnna Hughes discovered she was pregnant, her husband was in jail for beating her. She sought a divorce before his release, and he did not object -- but a judge did.

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