Parental Rights

Silent Mother's Weekend is over and our voices are back, louder and clearer than ever. In Alabama's child welfare system, families often find themselves navigating a complex web of requirements set forth by the Department...

When nine months of love are erased in nine minutes of paperwork From the moment of conception, a mother begins building something sacred.Week by week.Heartbeat by heartbeat.Kick by kick. She nurtures the unseen.She protects the unborn.She...

As Mother's Day approaches, we’ve chosen to pause. This weekend, our platform will go quiet. Not because there’s nothing to say, but because some moments are too sacred for noise. There are mothers across this nation...

Every system that thrives in darkness depends on one thing silence. For too long, families in Alabama and across the country have been forced to whisper about what happened behind closed doors. They’ve cried...

In a quiet hospital room in Limestone County, Alabama, a new mother welcomed her baby boy into the world. But just four day later, she left that hospital without him. Her arms, which had...

A father’s testimony from Alabama I’ve served this country. I’ve followed every rule. I’ve built a life rooted in responsibility and sacrifice. But none of that mattered when my baby was born. The mother of my...

It doesn’t feel like protection.It feels like pressure. A knock on the door. A worker standing in your living room.And suddenly, you’re handed a document you didn’t ask for, told to sign without question, and...

How Child Protective Services Masks Power as Protection Across the United States, Child Protective Services agencies operate under the banner of child safety. Their mission statements speak of protection, healing, and justice. Yet beneath the...