Posts by Sheila Roberts
Tune In Tomorrow for #GivingTuesday
Tomorrow, December 3, the Parental Rights Foundation will be going live from Washington, D.C., throughout the day as we celebrate #GivingTuesday†. Thanks to matching grants from generous donors, the first $15,000 we raise will be doubled—all the way to our one-day goal of $30,000. The Parental Rights Foundation is an entirely donor-funded 501(c)(3) charitable organization…
Read MoreThank You, and Come See Us!
As we gather with our families this year, we will be giving thanks for you! We are beyond grateful for your courage and faithfulness to stand with us to defend families through the protection of parental rights. Thanks to you, we have been able to speak up before the Texas Supreme Court through an amicus…
Read MoreThe Next Troxel Case? We’re Weighing In!
A parental rights case that bears a striking resemblance to Troxel is going before the Texas Supreme Court, and could be on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court—and the Parental Rights Foundation is weighing in! The last time parental rights came before the U.S. Supreme Court was in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57…
Read MoreThe “Dead Zone” After Election Day
Yesterday was Election Day in Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, and New Jersey. So, this morning our news here in Northern Virginia is all about what happened and what we can expect come January, even while around us we seem to be entering a political “dead zone.” Don’t get me wrong. It’s a welcome “dead zone,” when phones…
Read More“America’s Hidden Foster Care System” in Review
Josh Gupta-Kagan, an associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, recently released an article on “America’s Hidden Foster Care System.” The article has been peer-reviewed and is being prepared for an upcoming edition of the Stanford Law Review. In his eye-opening 66-page work, the author calls attention to an often overlooked…
Read MoreGood News from ALEC
What better way to introduce important parental rights reforms than to propose them to all 50 states at once? This opportunity may sound unbelievable, but the Parental Rights Foundation has the chance to do exactly that. The Parental Rights Foundation (PRF) is a member of the nonpartisan American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As the “laboratories…
Read MoreLife or Death: Yet Another Charlie Gard?
The hospitals of Britain are at it again. The “medical experts” have deduced that somehow death is actually in the best interests of Tafida Raqeeb, just as they decided for Alfie Evans in 2016 and Charlie Gard in 2017. That’s like a car salesman telling you to just walk. Everywhere. It’s like a kindergarten teacher…
Read MoreCall for Family Attorneys in Massachusetts
Dear Parental Rights Champion in Massachusetts, We often receive requests from families who need legal representation to keep their families together, but the Parental Rights Foundation does not have those resources available. However, one of our allies, the Massachusetts Family Institute, is working on building just such a network in your state. While MFI’s allies…
Read MoreA Special Father’s Day Message from Shaun Alexander
My name is Shaun Alexander, and I’m the vice-president of the Parental Rights Foundation. From 2000 – 2008 I played in the National Football League, eight years in Seattle for the Seahawks and my last year in DC for the Washington Redskins. In 2005, I was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL, having…
Read MoreNational Conference on Child Abuse Takes a Surprising Turn
When I entered the National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect on April 24, I felt like a spy. I was properly registered and wore my name tag proudly, yet I feared I might be grossly out of place. After all, here I was representing the rights of parents among agencies and organizations who routinely…
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