Parental Rights

Same-Sex Custody Battle Could Change Florida Law

AP | By JAMES L. ROSICA | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Definition of Motherhood, Biological Mom vs. Birth Mom, Parental Rights, Video, Egg Donors, Lesbian Custody Battle Florida, Same Sex Custody Battle, Egg Donor Rights, Florida Custody Law, Custody Battle, Miami News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel the growing national debate over the definition of motherhood. It al...

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Changing the Narrative of Child Welfare

Matthew Fraidin | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Parental Rights, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Dc Foster Care, Foster Care, Dc Impact, Foster Children, Foster Parents, Child Abuse, DC News
Matthew Fraidin

The nuclear secret of child welfare is that most of the children in foster care should not be there.

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WATCH: Chicago Mom Adopts Her Own Children

Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Drug Addiction, Chicago Adoption, Yolanda Miller, Illinois Adoption Law, Dcfs, Chicago Families, Parenting, Sara Feigenholtz, Chicago News

Yolanda Miller spent more than a decade fighting her addiction to crack cocaine. During that time, she struggled as 10 of her 11 children were taken a...

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Proposed Circumcision Ban Is Bad For Religion And Medicine

Joshua Stanton | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Religious Freedom, Religion, San Francisco, Circumcision, Medicine, Pediatrics, Child Welfare, Human Rights, Children, Parental-Rights, Judaism, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

Most American Jews and Muslims are circumcised for religious reasons, and as many as three quarters of all American males are circumcised medically. Clearly not everyone is listening to circumcision's detractors.

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Why Having Kids Out Of Wedlock Can Be A Sea Of Sticky Legalities

Fred Silberberg | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Family Law Court, Family Law, Physical Custody, Paternity, Parentage, Legal Custody, Domestic-Relations-Law, Custody, Child Support, Non-Traditional Parenting, Divorce News
Fred Silberberg

It seems today that there is no longer a stigma of having a child out of wedlock--not only a trend among celebrities, but also increasingly common amo...

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Supreme Court Could Allow Student Interrogation Without Parent Consent

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Parental Rights, Child Protective Services, Camreta/Alford v. Greene, U.S. Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Education News
John W. Whitehead

In the first case involving CPS to go before the Supreme Court, state agents might have to obtain a court order to question a child at school. Or, it could be a blow to parents' and kids' rights.

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Two Years Later, Mother And Child Still Separated Due To Immigration Law

Michelle Brané | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Immigration, Asylum, Supreme Court, Missouri, 14th Amendment, Illegal Immigration, Impact News
Michelle Brané

In 2007, Encarnación Bail Romero, a young woman from Guatemala, was arrested and detained during an immigration raid at the Missouri poultry processing plant where she worked.

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In The Age Of Alternative Reproduction, Who Are A Child's Parents?

Liz Mandarano | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Parentage, Alternative Reproduction Technology, Sperm Donor, Surrogate, Adoption, Indian Surrogates, Sperm Donor Rules, The KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Healthy Living News
Liz Mandarano

Whether you like it or not, families created through alternative reproductive methods are on the rise. States must acknowledge this trend and instead of seeking to prevent their use should enact legislation.

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Should Children Have A Right to Die?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Progressive Values, Fathering, Children, Oncology, Washington, Raising Children, Oregon, Terminal Illness, Legislation, Civil Rights, Politics, Right to Die, Mothering, Disease, Cancer, Medicine, Health Care, Bioethics, Pope Pius XII, Assisted Suicide, Fundamental Rights, Massachusetts, Pediatrics, Euthanasia, Babies, Death, Parental Rights, Human Rights, Health, Liberalism, Hospitals, Children's Health, Thomas Aquinas, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

Pediatric aid-in-dying is coming out of the medical closet. In an era of parental rights and child welfare, maybe we are finally ready to grant suffering minors the right to die.

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How HR 4247 Could Affect Your Child

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Age of Majority, Congress, HR 911, Child Torture, Somalia, United Nations, China, Gulag, America, Child Abuse, Teen Rights, Parental Rights, Gao, Rep. George Miller, HR 4247, Un, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Impact News
Alexia Parks

Two cases reported by the GAO are revealing. In one case a Florida teacher's aide gagged and duct-taped children as young as 6 for misbehaving.

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Uruguay Clears Way For Gay Adoptions

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Adoption, Latin America, Roman Catholic Church, Tabare Vazquez. Socialism, Gays, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Lesbians, Catholic Church, Gay Couples, Lesbian Couples, Gay Marriage, Parental Rights, Adoption Rights, Gay Adoptions, Montevideo, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children. The Senate's final approval Wednesday makes Uruguay...

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Mental Health -- Even With Insurance Patients Are On Their Own

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Mental Health, Patients, Insurance, Medical Health Negligence, Family Rights, Patients' Rights, Healthy Living News
Kathleen Reardon

If you have a child with ADHD or Asperger's Syndrome, for example, don't expect to be able to be of much help after he or she turns 18.

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What Cindy McCain and Michael Jackson Have in Common

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Molestation, Michael Jackson, Hasselhoff Drunk Video, Stanton Peele, David Hasselhoff, Prescription Addiction, Parental-Rights, Cindy McCain, Prescription Drugs, Child Protective Services, Prescription Painkillers, Custody Battle, Entertainment News
Stanton Peele

In family courts around the United States, children are taken from parents addicted to drugs. I observed this first hand in New Jersey, where I defended such parents.

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Law Can't Touch Octomom for Now

Stacy Schneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Parental Rights, Nadia Suleman, Octomom, Law, California, Nadia Suleman Kids, Foster Homes, Politics News
Stacy Schneider

If Suleman adequately nourishes and nurtures all of her 14 children, she is guilty of no crime and cannot be prosecuted. The only thing she may be guilty of is being a selfish and reckless parent.

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