[Tom4784]

You've also got to consider the fact that it's the US and a lot of insurance companies don't tend to cover psychological treatment. For some of these women, taking the money might be the only way for them to pay for the help they could need to move on.

I saw something on Reddit the other day, it was a photo of a hospital bill for someone who had been bitten by a Rattlesnake. They were charged over a hundred grand for the treatment when the anti-venom would be sold in other countries for a pittance in comparison. For something that's seen as 'non-vital', therapy could put people into debt in the US.