Parental Rights in Illinois

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Parental Rights Returning to Congress

By Parental Rights Foundation • June 4, 2025
This week, the Parental Rights Foundation team is on Capitol Hill, working to reintroduce the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (PRA). We’re visiting congressional offices representing Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia, and pointing key congress members to our new lead sponsor in the U.S. House, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL). Please note that we… The post Parental Rights Returning to Congress appeared first on Parental Rights Foundation.

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Illinois does not have a state statute that explicitly defines and protects parental rights as fundamental rights.

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Illinois Courts

"Strict Scrutiny" Applied to Parental Rights


In re R.C., 745 N.E.2d 1233, 1241 (Ill. 2001), the court held that because "the Court [in Troxel] reiterated that a parent's right to control the upbringing of his or her children is a fundamental constitutional right," the court "must employ strict scrutiny, and determine whether [the statute] is necessary to a compelling state interest and narrowly tailored thereto".


However, this precedent is subject to change.