Posts by Sheila Roberts
Anonymous Reporting Hurts Children
Anonymous reporting hurts children. So why would a Nebraska bill extend anonymous reporting even to mandated reporters? Such a move would threaten parental rights and traumatize countless children. The Numbers Are Grim Nationally, about 83% of all child abuse or neglect investigations result in a finding of “unfounded” or “unsubstantiated.” This means that, even after…
Read MoreUrgent: Last Chance to Halt Discriminatory Ban on Counseling
We need all parental rights champions in Virginia to call your delegate today and urge them to oppose House Bill 386, which would illegalize counseling that helps a teen reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attraction. Yesterday, H.B. 386 passed the House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions by a vote of 18 to 4. Its…
Read MoreExciting Interview Wednesday with U.S. Senator Lee
On Wednesday, January 29, at 10:30 a.m. EST, ParentalRights.org President Jim Mason will go on Facebook Live to interview United States Senator Mike Lee of Utah. Lee, a constitutional legal scholar, has long been a friend to our mission and a supporter of the Parental Rights Amendment. Jim and Senator Lee will discuss two bills…
Read MoreAction Needed: Virginia Therapy Ban Threatening in the House
The faith-based counselling ban bill we alerted you to last week in the Virginia Senate (SB 245) has a companion bill in the House, HB 386, which is on the move as well. HB 386 passed out of the Subcommittee on Health Professions on Thursday (1/23), and is scheduled for hearing TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 28,…
Read MoreAction Needed to Preserve Parental Rights in Virginia
Virginia HB 580, which would insert troubling language into the state’s child abuse provision, is scheduled for a hearing before the Social Services Sub-Sommittee of the House Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee on Thursday, January 23 (tomorrow!) UPDATE January 23, 2020: The Sub-committee did not get to HB 580 today. We will watch for the…
Read MoreHot-Button Issues Come to Parental Rights
The new Virginia legislature didn’t waste any time launching an all-out assault on parental rights. In the opening hours, the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate took up four pieces of legislation that are troubling for families: SB 32 would outlaw spanking with “an inanimate object.” HB 386 would outlaw “conversion therapy” for minors.…
Read MoreStates Take Up Parental Rights Legislation
The new legislative year is underway across the country, and in Florida and Colorado we’re championing promising bills to protect parental rights. (For more about the Florida bills and the Florida legislature’s committee challenges, check out this week’s Parental Rights Podcast with special guest, ParentalRights.org State Coordinator Patti Sullivan.) Colorado HB 20-1063 In Colorado, Rep.…
Read MoreSeason’s Greetings from ParentalRights.org
The ParentalRights.org team wishes you and your family all the joy and light, warmth and love of this holiday season, now and throughout the coming year. From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Sincerely, Michael Ramey Executive Director
Read MoreShining the Light on Child Services
The Pardo family in Texas was finally reunited after several months, all accusations against the parents dropped. (They had been accused of seeking medical care their 4-year-old didn’t need, though the court would later find that every treatment he ever received had been prescribed by his attending physicians.) A group in Minnesota is currently working…
Read MoreInnocent until Proven Guilty
Innocent until proven guilty. Even elementary school students can tell you this is one of the cornerstones on which our nation is built. So how is it parents can be added to a child abuse register without first having a hearing and a chance to defend themselves? To be listed as a sex offender, one…
Read More