#politics #cdnpoli #transrights 
TIL that there is no such thing as parental rights in Canadian law, but there are definitely children's rights.
And, the U.S. never signed the UN convention on the rights of the child. Hmmm. The ERA is outstanding too, isn't is?
📹 Florence Ashley - Transfeminine jurist and bioethicist | Ass. prof at @UAlbertaLaw | Clerked at @SCC_eng | BCL/JD, LLM (Bioeth) at @LawMcGill, SJD at @UofT
(They/Them/That Bitch)
#politics #cdnpoli #transrights
"So when people ask about parental rights, you tell them there's no such thing. There are children's rights that aim to have the child's best interests paramount in any decision concerning them. The moment parental involvement or parental decisions diverge from [the child's best interests being paramount], parents lose their authority and entitlement, and that is the right thing to do if you want to protect children..." [lightly edited for clarity]