Proposing an amendment to the Maine Constitution to define parental rights and limit state infringement.
This resolution proposes an amendment to the Maine Constitution to affirm that the natural, inherent, and unalienable rights of minor children are held by their parents or guardians until the age of majority or a grant of emancipation. It specifies that the state, its political subdivisions, and all governmental entities may not infringe on the authority of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care for the physical, mental, and spiritual health of their children, except in cases of abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian or criminal acts by the minor.
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