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Trend Watch – Five States Seek To Provide Faith-Based Adoption Protections To Date

According to this article, the count is up to five.  Five states now provide or are moving forward to providing for faith-based religious protections for adoption agencies which place a child’s needs and best interest below the religiously held beliefs of the adoption agency.  Essentially allowing an adoption agency to ignore a child’s best interests over religiously held beliefs.

The five states are:  Alabama (passed on May 3, 2017), South Dakota (passed in March 2017), Virginia (passed in 2012), Texas (pending legislation), and Oklahoma (pending legislation).

Georgia was moving in this direction, but the bill died when the legislature adjourned without acting on it in March 2017. 

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Alabama — Considering Legal Discrimination Loophole to “Protect” Adoption Agencies

According to this article, Alabama is considering joining four other states – South Dakota, Michigan, North Dakota, and Virginia – in passing a law establishing legal protections for adoption agencies to discriminate against families based on their religious beliefs.

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Alabama -> Bill Aims to Legislate Religious Discrimination to “Protect” 30% of State Adoption Agencies

According to this report, an Alabama bill is advancing to “protect” religious adoption agencies by allowing them to discriminate against gay families on the basis of religious beliefs.  The aim of the bill is to exclude religious agencies from anti-discrimination laws and allow the discriminating agencies to accept State of Alabama dollars.

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Alabama -> Report Alabama Lawmakers Considering Legislation to “Protect” Christian Adoption Agencies

Here’s a report that legislators in Alabama are considering legislation similar to South Dakota to “protect” Christian adoption agencies.

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