The Public Health Nurse Has Noted an Increase in Intimate

The public health nurse has noted an increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) in the community after several local factories have shut down. When evaluating the risks and results of IPV, which would be considered femicide?

A) A homicide of a female that occurs in the context of IPV
B) Violence that targets people or groups of people on the basis of their gender
C) A pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors
D) A suicide by a female that occurs in the context of IPV