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She sacrificed her career, yet controlling husband made her feel she was never good enough
Coercive control and sexual abuse are now spelt out as forms of family violence in laws updated to better protect victims
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In many family violence cases, there is usually some form of coercive control, social workers interviewed say.
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Singapore – The woman struggled with thoughts of suicide, as her husband constantly made her feel she was never good enough as a wife and mother.
This was after the Singaporean in her 30s – cajoled by her husband – gave up a promising career to be a stay-at-home mother when she was pregnant with their first child.
