Posts Tagged ‘#ParentalRights’
Petition Starts This Thursday at Midnight
Starting this Thursday at midnight (Wednesday night), we’re taking the issue of parental rights to the White House! Too often, state agents invade innocent families without cause. If a parent disciplines a child, it’s “child abuse.” If a doctor disagrees with a parent’s decision on a child’s treatment, it’s “medical neglect.” And if there’s a…
Read MoreThe New Jersey Parental Rights Conference is Coming Up
Dear [First name], There will be a Parental Rights Conference in Flemington, NJ, on October 26th from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. to oppose New Jersey Senate bill 1569. SB 1569, which would change the standards for sex education in New Jersey public schools, raises concerns for many whose beliefs may be offended by the new…
Read MorePresident Trump on Parental Rights?
Big news! Thursday, October 24, ParentalRights.org will launch a White House petition urging President Trump to use his considerable influence to push the Parental Rights Amendment in Congress. This is how the White House petition site works: Once our petition goes live, we will have only 30 days to gain 100,000 signatures. If we reach…
Read MoreThe Parental Rights Foundation Reviews “America’s Hidden Foster Care System”
The Parental Rights Foundation this week published a review of “America’s Hidden Foster Care System,” a brand new law review article by University of South Carolina law professor Josh Gupta-Kagan. The paper looks at problems arising from kinship care placements outside the foster care system. Find the review and the link to Gupta-Kagan’s full paper…
Read MoreParentalRights Goes to Harrisburg
Photo credit: Parentalrights.org. Reps. Jim Cox (left) and David Zimmerman address concerned parents, children, and members of the press before the Parents Know Best Rally in Harrisburg September 24, 2019. ParentalRights.org of Pennsylvania on Tuesday hosted the Parents Know Best Rally, their first gathering to support HB 508 at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Led by State…
Read MoreOpen Arizona’s Courts!
It is the purpose of open courts to let in the light of outside scrutiny, to keep judges and child welfare agencies honest in their dealings with children and families. That’s what made one ruling in Arizona earlier this year both troubling and confusing. And it’s why we’re excited to see that ruling overturned. A…
Read MoreThe Parents Know Best Rally is Just Around the Corner!
Mark your calendars! On September 24th, Parentalrights.org Pennsylvania is hosting the Parents Know Best Rally in Harrisburg, PA. We’re organizing this event to promote the passing of Pennsylvania House Bill 508, the Parental Rights Protection Act. This legislation is sponsored by Rep. Jim Cox. The rally will take place at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. Here…
Read MorePositive Change Coming: A Report from ALEC Conference
Changes are coming to a major legislative conference that will better protect your parental rights at the state level. ParentalRights.org’s Government Affairs Liaison Maggie McKneely attended the annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Austin, Texas, August 14-16, and came away with the encouraging news. Changing the Structure “There’s going to be…
Read MoreFacing Our Biggest Threat to Parental Rights
[Editor’s note: The following is originally from our sister site, ParentalRightsFoundation.org.] I’ve been fighting for parental rights for over ten years, and you might be amazed to hear what I’ve come to believe is the biggest threat to parental rights. Because the biggest threat to the legal rights of families in America today isn’t that more…
Read MoreWhen the Whole Court Can’t Be Trusted
A recent case out of Washington state was so egregious the appellate court not only rejected it, but sent it back to be heard again—in a different county. Generally, when a case is appealed, the appellate court will either uphold the original decision or “remand” it, meaning they send it back for a do-over, with…
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