It had been in place for spouses who had been in a relationship for less than two years, with no children in common. There had been a period of so-called conditional permanent residency, which really only required the spouse to cohabit with their sponsor for a period of two years.
This speaks to your second question. One of the things that we realized was that there was the potential for staying in an abusive relationship out of fear that the person's immigration status could be jeopardized. Even though there were mechanisms to address that, that fear and power dynamic is something we saw operating. With the repeal, we're confident that someone will be able to get out of a dangerous or abusive situation, let alone assure their economic stability.