I received an email this week from a parent who is trying to opt their young teenager out of Sex Ed in their local public school. Under current Massachusetts law, parents have a clear right to do this, and schools may not
When one viewer saw the clip of my appearance on NECN last night discussing the Sex Ed Mandate, her response was “It’s shocking that they’re not shocked!” She’s right. Despite the fact that I held up a roll of “non-microwavable
Dear Friend of the Family, This morning’s Boston Globe has a decent article on our fight against the Sex Ed Mandate on Beacon Hill. I spoke to the reporter, Stephanie Ebbert, for about half an hour on the phone last
Representative James O’Day, sponsor of the notorious Sex Ed Mandate, admitted that the “bill’s prospects in the House this session are uncertain.” Why is that? Because of you. “Every time that there seems to be a move forward on this
In a 31-6 vote yesterday, the MA Senate approved the controversial Sex Ed Mandate bill. The debate and vote were nearly identical to the passage of a similar bill by the Senate in late 2015. That bill died in the
The New Boston Post had a great article on the “Saran Wrap Sex-Ed Bill” this week. If you haven’t contacted your state representative and state senator about this horrible new legislation yet, please do it TODAY!
Just as Congress is working to defund Planned Parenthood at the national level, we’re working hard to stop them at the local level – specifically, your neighborhood school. This morning, several parents and I went to the State House to
CONTACT: Andrew Beckwith | andrew@mafamily.org | 781.569.0400 Sex Education Mandate Gets Holy Week Hearing on Beacon Hill Thursday, April 13, 2017 BOSTON – The legislative Joint Committee on Education heard testimony today on two identical bills that are stirring up quite a
We are less than a week away from our annual Pro-Family Lobby Day! With much work to do this session, we need you to be a voice for MA families now more than ever. Please join us from 10 a.m. to 2
Earlier this week, Planned Parenthood activists gathered in a Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain to promote “An Act Relative to Healthy Youth,” known as the Sex Ed Mandate. About 60 advocates and observers (and one undercover MFI staffer) met to
