Every few years, a bill comes along that forces us to ask a simple question: Who should raise a child — their parents or the government?

For more than a century, the answer has been clear in American law. Parents have the right to direct the upbringing of their children. Not bureaucrats. Not agencies. And not judges who may see only a small snapshot of a family’s life.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has repeated this principle for over 100 years. In 1925, the Court wrote that a child is “not the mere creature of the State.” In 2000, the Court reaffirmed that parents are presumed to act in their child’s best interests, and that judges cannot simply substitute their own views because they believe they could make a “better” choice.

Ohio courts have echoed the same id

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