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Oregon resident Jessica Bates filed a federal lawsuit after state officials denied her adoption application because of her opposition to gender ideology. / Alliance Defending FreedomWashington D.C., Apr 6, 2023 / 12:36 pm (CNA).An Oregon woman filed a federal lawsuit against the state's Department of Human Services after she was denied the opportunity to adopt a child because she refused to express support for gender ideology and homosexuality.The woman, Jessica Bates, filed an application to become certified to adopt a child from the Oregon foster care system. However, to obtain the...

Bates, who is receiving pro bono legal representation from Alliance Defending Freedom, argued in her lawsuit that this requirement infringes on her First Amen...

A new lawsuit accuses the state of Oregon of imposing an “ideological litmus test” for those seeking to adopt children from foster care, specifically by requiring adherence to progressive ideology on LGBT issues.