parental
Example Sentences
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The law also expressly protects the parental rights of the intended parents by requiring the surrogate to surrender the child to them immediately upon birth.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The proposed law would ban children under 13 from social media and require parental accounts for those aged 13 to 15 to open limited accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
She claims that parents who ask a surrogate to terminate a pregnancy—even when the surrogate explicitly agreed that such a request could be made—could lose their parental rights simply by making that request.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A proposed new law -- to be formally presented Thursday -- would mean banning minors under 15 from opening their own accounts, with a tiered system of access under parental supervision for younger children.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Then parental laxity is the rule of the day.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
