How to cope when the country is debating whether to believe Christine Blasey Ford

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The women of America who believe and support sexual assault survivors want a break. They want a reprieve from the attacks on Christine Blasey Ford, who was forced to recall excruciating memories of a high school sexual assault before the Senate Judiciary Committee — and the entire nation — on Thursday. They see themselves, or their mothers, sisters, daughters, and best friends, in Ford's trauma and her tearful resolve. 

They're exhausted by the prospect that despite Ford's credible testimony, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is still likely to be confirmed by Republicans to a lifelong appointment — the same Republicans who required Ford to answer questions from a career prosecutor. At one point, Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democrat, reassured Ford by saying, "You are not on trial." Nevertheless, it still felt that's exactly what was happening to Ford. Read more...

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