Next Tuesday, April 10th, from 9:30 a.m. till 10:30 a.m. a Parents Know Best Rally will be held in the main rotunda of the Capital Building in Harrisburg. It is a rally to support parental rights, which are increasingly under attack by a hostile judicial system. Plan to attend the rally to send a message to the legislature to pass HR 1349, the Parental Rights Protection Act. Plan to attend!
Action Alert – Parents Know Best Rally in Harrisburg
In the past courts sided with parents unless there was evidence of child abuse or neglect, but that can no longer be guaranteed. Increasingly courts are not viewing parents as those who know best for their children and are siding more on the “rights of the child.” A Parental Rights Amendment to the US Constitution must be added in order to protect parental rights. Right now a bill has been introduced in Harrisburg that would go a long way to protecting parental rights. A rally in support of those rights will be held at the State Capitol on April 10th.
Action Alert – Parental Rights Night in Williamsport
Parental rights are slowly being stripped away by an overreaching government. Recent court cases have, too many times, sided with the state and not parents. Parental rights should be fundamental rights protected in the Constitution and not tossed aside by an ever intrusive government. Come to hear about recent parental rights cases, actions that are being taken to protect parental rights and steps you can take to join in the effort.
AFA of PA Week in Review
AFA of PA encourages Christians, through education, to become involved in pro-family issues in their community, state and the nation. This is some of what has been going on in the Commonwealth and the nation.
AFA of PA Weekly Update
AFA of PA encourages Christians, through education, to become involved in pro-family issues in their community, state and the nation. This is some of what has been going on in the Commonwealth and the nation.
Action Alert – Are Your Parental Rights Safe?
Troxel v. Granville also contains language that would seem to uphold the traditional view of fundamental parental rights. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court Justices vacated the earlier strict scrutiny test that required proof of harm before the government could interfere with parental rights, instead granting to judges the power to balance parental rights on aby-case basis. Prior to 2000, our nation consistently maintained that parents possess a fundamental implied right to raise their children as they see fit. That is no longer true in the United States!
Action Alert – Are Your Parental Rights Safe?
As conscientious parents, the Ferrises wanted to know what treatments their daughter was receiving. But when the Ferrises continued to question whether certain treatments were actually necessary for their daughter, the hospital called social services.
The social services investigator refused to tell Jodi the allegations of the investigation but insisted that she sign a safety plan. When Jodi asked to wait until her husband returned from checking on the rest of their children before signing, the social worker called the police. Without a court order, the Ferrises’ daughter was taken into emergency custody, and the police and hospital security escorted the Ferrises out of the hospital. The next day a judge returned the newborn to her parents.
Action Alert: Parental Rights Amendment Needs Co-sponsors
Remember Justina Pelletier? She’s the 15 year old who was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Disease in 2012. In February 2013 she was taken to Boston’s Children’s Hospital because of the flu. There her diagnosis was replaced with somatoform disorder, a psychiatric condition. When her parents disagreed, Justina was removed from their custody and the next month a judge granted the Department of Children and Families permanent custody of Justina. Her regular medical team nor her parents were able to convince the State of Massachusetts that they were wrong. This nightmare went on for 490 days, while Justina’s physical condition continued to deteriorate. She is now safely home with her parents and under the care of her regular medical team.
Here in the US parents are losing the right to raise their own children.
Action Alert – State House Needs to Oppose Parental Rights Grab
Senate Bill 27 has to do with the exchange of information between child protective services (CPS) and medical practitioners during an investigation by CPS for abuse or neglect. It would eliminate the traditional physician-patient privilege by which physicians are required to keep medical information confidential.It would also entitle medical practitioners to obtain information about investigations from CPS that have nothing to do with a child’s health.
Action Alert: Dangerous UN Treaty to Be Voted On
According to Senator Reid the Senate will vote to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by the end of the week. If this treaty is ratified it will become the supreme law of the land. This United Nations treaty will undermine parental rights and our very Constitution. U.S ratification of the CRPD would subject our domestic law to United Nations standards and oversight.