parental rights

News

HB72 goes too far in the name of child protection

Community leader Antoinette King strongly opposed HB 72, arguing the legislation risked criminalizing parents and unfairly targeted families needing support, not state intervention.

Antoinette “Toni” King

February 2, 2026

Steve Marshall urges SCOTUS to hear student gender identity case

Marshall joined a multi-state push for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case over parental notification of changes in student gender identity.

Wesley Walter

August 27, 2025

Aderholt leads amicus brief against “forced ideological instruction”

The brief challenges school policies on instruction, citing parental rights and government overreach concerns.

Mary Claire Wooten

March 12, 2025

Portland, OR, USA - Dec 28, 2023: App Store icon is seen on an iPhone. App Store is an app marketplace developed and maintained by Apple Inc., for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems

Opinion

Power to the parents — and small app developers

Apple and Google can ignore parents. Lawmakers shouldn’t.

Dawn Hawkins

March 5, 2025

Wahl discusses AEA influence, parental rights and “grooming” in education

Wahl recently called the AEA a “liberal education union” and said that their influence in the Republican Party would need to be looked at.

Patrick Darrington

July 17, 2023

“Parental rights” bill signed into law

The bill identifies parental rights as "fundamental rights," which the bill's sponsor says will make it harder for government to interfere.

Jacob Holmes

June 22, 2023

Bill establishing parental rights as “fundamental rights” stalls in House

Rep. Ernie Yarbrough, R-Trinity, said the far left supports parental rights when "chemically castrating children" but not for parents to know what material is being taught in school.

Jacob Holmes

May 3, 2023

ALGOP praises Paschal bill that would make parental rights “fundamental rights”

Chairman John Wahl said the legislation is an important piece of the party's priorities passed at its 2022 summer meeting.

Jacob Holmes

January 18, 2023

Paschal pre-files bill to make parental rights “fundamental rights”

Although courts generally respect parental rights, Paschal said he wants to enshrine them as fundamental rights by statute.

Jacob Holmes

January 17, 2023

State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth

Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth.

Jacob Holmes

November 21, 2022