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'He wanted to destroy me financially': The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors

'He wanted to destroy me financially': The economic abuse of domestic violence survivors

Nearly every domestic violence survivor has reported suffering economic abuse at the hands of their abusive partner. They’ve been coerced into debt, had their credit scores ruined, lost all financial independence. Few laws are on the books to prevent this. That soon may change.

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti · WBUR

January 27, 202547m 2s

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Nearly every domestic violence survivor has reported suffering economic abuse at the hands of their abusive partner. They’ve been coerced into debt, had their credit scores ruined, lost all financial independence. Few laws are on the books to prevent this. That soon may change.

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