Natalie Pattillo, Author at Pacific Standard

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Social Justice

For Abuse Survivors, Custody Remains a Means by Which Their Abusers Can Retain Control

Despite growing evidence that abusers often use custody battles to retain control over their former spouses, Congress is still punting on basic protections for survivors.

Natalie Pattillo

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Social Justice

Victims of Spousal Abuse Are Losing Their Children to Social Services

Across the country, there are hundreds of instances where children are removed from the custody of a parent who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of a partner.

Natalie Pattillo

Social Justice

Can You Be Pro-Choice and Grieve Your Abortion?

Kassi Underwood's memoir, May Cause Love, probes the difficulties many feminists feel in expressing grief around abortions in a way that doesn't set the pro-choice movement back.

Natalie Pattillo

Education

The Department of Education Is Pulling the Rug Out From Under Student Parents

The Trump administration has quietly removed CCAMPIS, a childcare subsidy for student parents attending college, from its 2018 budget. Over one million student parents' ability to afford childcare hangs in the balance.

Natalie Pattillo

News in Brief

A Christian Family Comes to Terms With a Trans Son’s Wedding

LGBTQ acceptance is slowly growing in Baptist communities. But when Ro Sibaja wanted to marry his girlfriend, he learned that the path to acceptance isn’t always linear.INLINE

Natalie Pattillo