What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say It’s More Than Assault

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The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as “coercive control” helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/cori-bush-fka-twigs-coercive-control.html

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