Posts Tagged ‘#parentalrights’
District Court Grants Injunction against DC Minor Consent Act
March 23, 2022, Washington, D.C.— In a tremendous win for parents, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against DC’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Act Amendment of 2020 (MCVA). This is the latest decision in the Parental Rights Foundation’s case against this dangerous law. Passed by…
Read MoreBreaking: District Court Grants Injunction against DC Minor Consent Act
In a tremendous win for parents, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against DC’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Act Amendment of 2020 (MCVA). This is the latest decision in the Parental Rights Foundation’s case against this dangerous law. Passed by the DC Council, the MCVA…
Read MoreBig News in Our Federal Lawsuit Against DC’s Minor Consent Act
Last Thursday, March 3, US District Judge Trevor McFadden heard oral arguments in the Parental Rights Foundation’s suit to end the DC Minor Consent Act. The law, passed in late 2020, forces DC children as young as 11 years to make their own decisions regarding vaccinations by making the child’s own consent legally binding, without…
Read MoreExciting Event in Miami for Hispanic Parents!
En español abajo. We wanted to let you know about an event in Miami that may be of interest to you or someone you may know. Some of our friends, including Home School Legal Defense Association, are sponsoring Florida’s first-ever Hispanic Homeschooling Conference. It will be held in Miami on April 1 and 2. This…
Read MoreParents Are Winning. That’s Why Opponents Are Turning Us Into Bogeymen.
Are “parental rights” some secret Bat Signal for right-wing evangelicals? The answer is yes, if you are writing for Salon. In a recent article, author Kathryn Joyce argued that “parental rights” is really the latest attempt of right-wing evangelicals to win elections. Joyce has a long history of trying to pin blame on right-wing evangelicals. She…
Read MoreMeet the New President
ParentalRights.org president, Will Estrada (right), with former ParentalRights.org president, Jim Mason (left). Happy new year! I wanted to take a moment to introduce our new president, Will Estrada, now that he has been leading ParentalRights.org and the Parental Rights Foundation for the last month. As we approach the fifteen-year anniversary of PRO, both Will and I thank you for…
Read MoreKeeping Children with Their Parents, with Shanta Trivedi
Our child welfare system exists to protect children from harm. Yet, in most jurisdictions in America, courts fail to consider the trauma that children will suffer if they are removed from their parents. The best way to protect most children is to support their parents and families. This week, Michael talks with Shanta Trivedi, an Assistant…
Read MoreNew President: “Last week was very successful!”
Dear Parental Rights friends, Last week was a great week for Parental Rights across the nation, and this is just the beginning. It started off on Giving Tuesday, when, because of your generosity, we raised over $60,000 in just 24 hours. And a few hours later, I took off for my first trip representing parents…
Read MoreThe Right to Choose a Babysitter, with Peter Kamakawiwoole
A new law in Virginia makes it illegal for parents to choose babysitters based on shared beliefs. Not only does this new statue violate previously existing law, it represents a dangerous threat to parental rights. This week, Homeschool Legal Defense Association staff attorney Peter Kamakawiwoole, who has helped us to file suit against this law, joins us…
Read MoreThe Case for Blind Removals, with Dr. Jessica Pryce
Our child welfare system removes minority children from their parents’ homes at a much higher rate than white children. What if there were a way to remove racial biases from CPS child removals and end the over-representation of black and minority children in our child welfare system? This week, Michael talks with Dr. Jessica Pryce,…
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