Advocates are encouraging South Carolina lawmakers to expand the state’s current definition of domestic abuse, claiming a ...

Since state domestic violence laws were written, the understanding of what constitutes domestic abuse has evolved, and laws must keep up. Advocates make a strong case that the abuse many people, often ...

Coercive control and the severe harm it causes to those targeted by an intimate partner gets much-needed attention by new laws making it illegal in a few U.S. states. It’s now recognized that the ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WMBF) - A bill in the South Carolina Senate would further define and make what’s known as “coercive control” a crime in the state. S. 588, filed Tuesday by Republican Sen. Stephen ...

Massachusetts could join a small group of states expanding the definition of domestic violence to include acts of coercive control. The Senate bill passed on Thursday not only amends the state’s ...

The Northern Territory coroner has found an attempted murder-suicide in Darwin was a "tragic outcome" of coercive control.