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Tag: Parental Rights

Civil Rights & Individual Liberties

Colorado and Missouri Vote on Medical Treatments for Transgender Minors

October 07, 2026

On November 3, voters in two states will decide whether to restrict medical treatments related to gender transition for people under 18. The two measures ask a similar question but answer it in different places. Colorado’s Proposition 135 would prohibit surgery. Missouri’s Amendment 3 would prohibit surgery and puberty-blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones. Nearly everyone […]

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Civil Rights & Individual Liberties

Book Bans in Schools and Libraries

June 09, 2025

Book banning—along with other ways of restricting public access to written expression—has been a common and controversial issue throughout the history of the United States. For example, Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” has been repeatedly banned in schools and public libraries across the country since it was published in 1960. Challenges to the […]

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Education

What Role Should Parents Have in Public Education?

March 19, 2024

In the years following students’ return to in-person classes after the COVID-19 outbreak, questions about parents’ role in education and curriculum development—and the appropriateness of discussing controversial topics such as sex and gender orientation in the classroom—have come to the forefront of political debate. A bill recently introduced in Congress, the Books Save Lives Act, […]

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