Montgomery AL –Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl thanked State Rep. Kenneth Paschal’s pro-family legislation that aims to preserve and protect parental rights in Alabama.
Alabama Republican Party members consider parental rights an important issue. At our 2022 Summer Meeting , our membership unanimously passed a resolution calling for State Officials to grant this right. “We want to thank Rep. Paschal for being a champion on this issue, and we are grateful to him for that,” said Chairman Wahl.
Rep. Paschal filed legislation to address this need for the 2023 Legislative Session. House Bill 6 outlines that parents rights are a fundamental right and not an ordinary right, and cannot be removed without compelling reason.
“Both the U.S. Supreme Court as well as the Alabama Supreme Court recognized parental rights to be fundamental, and it is time that state law reflect that. Parents are better at understanding their children’s needs and preferences than the government. This will be codified in state law to prevent the government overreaching and overriding parental decision,” stated Chairman Wahl.
If passed, Alabama would join 15 other state that have ensured parental rights are a “fundamental right.” Shaun Alexander – former University of Alabama running back, 2005 NFL MVP, and National Vice President of the Parental Rights Foundation (ParentalRightsFoundation.org) – has endorsed the measure.
