Her views on marriage are absurd

I’m one of a group of friends who’ve been together for years and we meet often  socially.
A woman in the group is currently going through a bad patch in her marriage  due to her husband’s verbal abuse.
Another friend, who’s always been outspoken is  showing her true colours once again. When our friend told us her husband undermines  her often in the presence of the kids and once threw a plate of food at her in anger, this  friend said the husband’s behaviour could not be sorted out with counselling and the worst thing our friend could do is leave and become a single parent. 

I think her views, like the ones before, are absurd. Is there a way around this problem? 

You can’t change people unless they want to be changed. Your friend’s unhelpful comments may have something to do with marital problems of her own. 
Trying to intercept without knowing the background may not work. You can challenge what she  says by calmly telling her you disagree with her views. 
But it’s important to let your  troubled friend know that she’ll get the support and help she needs from the group and  talk her into getting counselling if need be. 
Any level of violence is worrying, and being miserable in a relationship is far  worse than being on your own.
(Bunmi Sofola)