Ultra-conservative groups craft parental rights legislation for Louisiana lawmaker
A change to the Louisiana Constitution that says “parents have the paramount right to raise their children” — and not co-parent with the government — will likely get a second chance at life this week, even though the proposal fell short of passage in the House of Representatives last week.
Conservative groups, some with leaders deemed extremist, are credited with crafting House Bill 152 for Rep. Beryl Amedee, R-Schriever. Comparable laws have been approved in 15 other states — and one in Iowa awaits the governor’s signature — but Louisiana would be the first to enshrine the language in its constitution.
Many of the states where parental rights proposals have been offered have also seen battles over directing public money to private education, parental approval of school curricula and conservative control over library content — debates that have also taken place in the Louisiana Legislature.
When Amedee brought her bill before the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure on May 8, her first reference was not to education or government but to the Book of Genesis from the Bible.
“In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve, and he told them to be fruitful and multiply, and they did,” Amedee told committee members. “So from the very beginning, it’s clear that the authority and the responsibility concerning children lies with parents, not governments.”
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