Parental Rights News

There is a growing contest between government and families regarding who should be the primary decision maker for children. Scroll below for news items, and subscribe to our newsletters for updates, as we continue to monitor the news and share key stories and research.

Recent Parental Rights Foundation Newsletters

Check out our recent research, reports, and news stories on parental rights. Thank you for partnering with us to preserve parental rights!

Top Five Accomplishments of 2025

It was an excellent question: What were our biggest accomplishments of 2025? I was having lunch with a friend the…

Action Needed in Indiana for Reasonable Childhood Independence

Several years ago, we had the privilege of weighing in on a model bill being drafted by lawyers at Let…

New Jersey Blinked

The holidays weren’t even behind us yet when the first warning over parental rights legislation was sounded in New Jersey.…

"Quick Takes" on Parental Rights News

Thanks to the partnership of concerned parents like you, we are able to monitor the news for issues that could affect parental rights. Here are some "quick takes" on news items. Please also see our news sections arranged by category: medical child abuse, disabilities, and child abuse prevention.

Doctors Choking on Bad Medicine

At a Wisconsin hospital, a doctor—a doctor!— and his family are finding out the hard way that the medical system…

Supporting Families in the Texas Supreme Court

He’s all she has left in the world, but he can’t protect her alone. He’s going to need our help.…

Thank you – you make it happen!

This year we set our most ambitious Giving Tuesday goal yet, and we missed it by only $3,400. All told,…