Eleven 1-Minute Speeches on Why Coercive Control Should Not Be Legally Equated to Domestic Violence

Eleven Washingtonians spoke up against the proposal in SHB 1901 to drastically expand the legal definition of domestic violence. The bill, which looks likely to pass, will add a wide range of behaviors known as coercive control to things that qualify for a domestic violence protection order.

For more information, see our earlier article Bill Would Radically Alter Legal Definition of Domestic Violence in Washington.