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Call Immediately to Protect Your Right to Decide How to Raise Your Kids
Calls are urgently needed to urge Maine lawmakers to protect parental rights. A bill is pending, LD 472, that would enact a law protecting the rights of parents. It sounds like a simple, obvious idea! But when I testified in favor of the bill during a committee hearing on May 2, some lawmakers seemed unsupportive.…
Read MoreIt's Time to Mobilize for Parental Rights in Maine
ParentalRights.org’s Michael Ramey meets with Maine Reps. Espling (right) and Sampson Dear Parental Rights Champion in Maine, It is time to mobilize for parental rights here in our state! A public hearing for the Maine Parental Rights bill, LD 472, has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 2, at 1:00 p.m. in room 438 of the…
Read MoreDrama (and Victory) in the Wyoming Senate
We were steps from the finish line, yet it suddenly appeared victory would be snatched from our grasp. The fate of House Bill 153 on Parental Rights in the Wyoming Senate came down to the last minute, and tested our ability – your ability – to respond quickly. The drama began Thursday, February 23, when…
Read MoreAction Needed in Oklahoma
Dear Champion of Parental Rights in Oklahoma: I want to alert you to a profound and dangerous threat to your right to protect the health of your children, a threat we need to deal with immediately. Senate Bill 83 authored by Senator Yen seeks to modify the traditional right of parents to make their own…
Read MoreWyoming Parental Rights Bill Clears Committee
Wyoming House Bill 153 (HB153) cleared its first committee hurdle yesterday, January 23, by a vote of 9-0. The bill, which would preserve “the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children [as] a fundamental right,” was referred to the House Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Committee on January 19,…
Read MoreOklahoma Legislative Preview: Action Needed
Dear Parental Rights Oklahoma Supporter, It’s hard to believe that Oklahoma’s Legislative session 2017 will begin in a little over two weeks, but it is upon us and there are several pieces of legislation being introduced that are particularly concerning to us at Parentalrights.org. Concerning Bills The first bill I want to bring to your…
Read MoreFarris: Parental Rights Still Under Fire in California
California is at it again. Last year, California passed the notorious SB 277, removing all non-medical vaccination exemptions, and undermining the fundamental right of parents to direct the medical care of their children. Apparently, that was not enough. SB18, filed in December, would plot a dangerous new course for the legislature regarding parental rights. The…
Read MoreSupport Idaho Parental Rights Bill as Amended
Please contact your Idaho senator today to support S 1293, a Senate bill that gives parents whose children attend public schools a meaningful amount of leverage when they ask a public school to treat their child a bit differently than others. This innovative bill is truly a leap forward in getting public schools to provide…
Read MoreYou Scored a Quiet Parental Rights Victory This Week
[Edited 5/31/17 to remove expired links] Dear Champion of Parental Rights, You scored a minor victory for parental rights in New Jersey on Monday, and there’s a good chance you didn’t even know it. On January 11, the New Jersey Senate voted to adopt the proposed changes to A3435, which the governor provisionally vetoed in…
Read MoreMeeting Scheduled to Defend Parental Rights on Vaccinations
Dear Champion of Parental Rights in Connecticut, In recent months, bills have been passed or introduced in several states, including California, New York, and North Carolina, that would remove all exemptions from the government-mandated vaccination schedule except in a few specific medical cases. This removes from parents the fundamental right to make the best informed…
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