After Court Loss, Oregon Stops Blocking Christian Widow from Adopting over Gender Identity Views

More than a year after an appeals court found Oregon was likely to lose a First Amendment challenge by a Christian widow it banned from adopting her foster kids, owing to the mother's beliefs on marriage and gender identity, the Beaver State has thrown in the towel completely. It accepted a stipulated order and judgment that reinstates Jessica Bates' adoption application and bans the state from rejecting it based on her religious beliefs that sex belongs in traditional marriage and "a person

NewsBeagle is a discovery engine. We show the headline, a short source-supplied summary and clear attribution. The complete reporting remains with the publisher.