Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Signs Coercive Control Bill Into Law
Massachusetts just became the seventh state in the country to pass legislation classifying coercive control as a form of domestic violence.
Attorney Jamie Sabino of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute said the survivor and expert testimony that influenced legislators “spelled out the lifetime and generational harm caused by coercive control. Non-physical abuse like revenge porn, which is a form of technology abuse, is typically a precursor to more serious and violent acts, including sexual and physical assault or homicide.”
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