Oregon mom can move forward with adoption despite defiance of state's LGBTQ-affirming policies, court rules

Ninth Circuit Rules OR Law Forcing Adoptive Parents Into Gender Ideology Violates 1A

The 9th Circuit ruled that Oregon can't block parents from adopting children because they reject gender ideology propaganda efforts.

Oregon Mom Wins After Opposing LGBTQ Policy

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Oregon’s Department of Human Services from denying a woman the ability to adopt siblings after she refused to comply with gender identity pronouns. The woman and biological mother of five, Jessica Bates, felt the urge to adopt after her husband died in 2017. Upon starting the process, she was informed that homes must respect a child’s “sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,” a policy cont…

Appeals court backs Christian mom barred from adopting for refusing to accept gender ideology

A federal appeals court ruled July 24 that a Christian single mother in Oregon is temporarily exempted from a state department rule that had barred her… The post Appeals court backs Christian mom barred from adopting for refusing to accept gender ideology appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Court Frees Christian Mom to Adopt, Stops Oregon’s Gender Ideology Adoption Mandate

A federal appeals court has upheld Christian parents’ right to adopt children from the foster care system, rejecting Oregon’s unconstitutional “gender ideology” mandate for adoption. On Thursday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Jessica Bates, allowing her to begin the process of adopting siblings from foster care without violating her Christian beliefs on sexuality while her case proceeds. Jessica is a widowed mother of…

Appeals Court Blocks Adoption Requirement of Supporting Children’s Sexual Orientation

A federal appeals court on July 24 ruled 2–1 against Oregon’s requirement that prospective adoptive parents support the “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” of children they’re seeking to adopt. “A state’s general conception of the child’s best interest does not create a force field against the valid operation of other constitutional rights,” such as the free exercise of religion and speech, U.S. Circuit Judge Daniel Bress wrote for the ma…

Oregon gender ideology rule for adoptive parents likely violates Constitution, court says

Oregon resident Jessica Bates, who the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit says is likely being discriminated against by the state for refusing to accept gender ideology as an adoptive mother. / Courtesy: Alliance Defending Freedom Washin... [...]