Posts by ParentalRights.org
Come Out to Show Your Support
Just Two Weeks Until the Big Day! Please join us in the PA capitol rotunda…and invite your friends and lawmaker to come! Now’s your chance to get your questions answered, get your friends and lawmakers excited about parental rights, and send a message that parental rights matter! HSLDA’s and ParentalRight.org’s Maggie McKneely (pictured) will be…
Read MoreHundreds of Children Illegally Removed?
A 38-year-old father and his attorney have managed to uncover an illegal practice so widespread that its exposure could overturn dozens, or even hundreds, of child welfare proceedings in one North Carolina county. According to an investigation and March 15 report by the Associated Press, the Cherokee County Department of Social Services has been using…
Read MoreHHS Proposes Rule Expanding Religious and Conscience Protections in Health Care
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a wide-ranging proposed rule that focused on increasing protections for the rights of conscience and religious liberties in the area of health care services. Several provisions of the rule pertain to the issue of parental rights. Interested…
Read MoreAction Needed Today in Oklahoma
***Watchdog Alert! Action Needed*** Representative Kevin Calvey’s House Bill (HB) 3686 will be heard this week! We are asking you to call and email your representative today and ask them to vote “YES”! About HB 3686 HB 3686 will change how anonymous calls to the child abuse prevention hotline are handled in Oklahoma. First, confidential…
Read MoreOne False Allegation Changed Everything
Dear Champion of Parental Rights, One hundred and forty-eight days. Imagine if that’s how long the government kept your child from you, without any evidence or justification. It sounds like a nightmare, but it was a reality for Georgia mom Amy Spencer. And she is not alone. Too many American families are facing similarly devastating…
Read MoreMark Your Calendars!
A Parental Rights Gathering Is Coming to the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda! Be sure to invite your friends, as well as your state representative. Your lawmaker’s contact info can be found here, and here’s an invite to download, print, and mail. Let’s make sure everyone hears about the importance of parental rights and HB 1349! View…
Read MoreParental Rights to Overcome Disability Discrimination
Efforts Are Underway This Year to Significantly Improve the Legal Landscape for Parents with Disabilities. Current Disability Discrimination in Parental Rights For decades, parents with disabilities have entered the courtroom with the deck stacked against them. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation reported in 2016 that “35 states include disability as grounds for termination of…
Read MoreLosing the Children She Tried to Protect
“Innocent until proven guilty” is a cherished principle of our justice system here in America. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always seem to apply to parents like you or me, as Tennessee mom Tori Harper recently learned the hard way. She Reached Out to a System Designed to Help Children, and Suddenly Found Herself Its Victim According…
Read MoreCan a Trip to the Hospital Turn into a Custody Battle?
Can a Trip to the Hospital Turn into a Custody Battle? (Our thanks to CRTV for their footage. The full episode can be found on CRTV.com.) Can a trip to the hospital turn into a custody battle? For Justina Pelletier and many other families, the answer has been, “Yes.” Michelle Malkin recently revisited the family…
Read MoreTraumatizing the Innocent Isn’t the Answer
Note: ParentalRights.org is not a “homeschool organization.” We support the right of all parents to direct the education, as well as the upbringing and care, of their children. But, as the recent Turpin case from California has prompted many to call for over-regulation of those who choose to homeschool, we felt a response was in…
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