Push for change as inquiry delves into claims of coercive control in religion | ABC News
Former members of strict churches are calling on the Victorian government to make religious coercive control illegal. They say religious leaders can cause trauma for decades by controlling where followers live, what medical treatment they receive, who they can marry and which family members they can contact.
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