The Oregon Department of Human Services had to change its standards for adoption after a Christian widow sued them. Jessica Bates sued the state after she was denied the right to adopt a child in their system for refusing to affirm the rainbow ideology. The state settled with Bates, removing the conditions of adoption that demand LGBTQ affirmation. They also had to pay Bates’ court costs.
Christian Mom Defeats Oregon Bid to Stop Her From Adopting– www.lifenews.com
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A Christian mom in Oregon has won her battle against a liberal state to adopt children.
Oregon child-welfare officials have agreed to let a Christian widow seek a license to adopt children from foster care without violating her religious beliefs, ending a three-year fight over a state rule that barred her because she would not promote gender ideology on the kids.
Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, sued the Oregon Department of Human Services in April 2023 after the agency rejected her application. Officials deemed her ineligible to adopt any child — even infants or children who share her religious beliefs — because she said she would not use inaccurate pronouns, take children to pride parades, or take a hypothetical 9-year-old to receive puberty blockers or hormone shots.
Under an agreed court order announced Monday, Bates may reapply for her license and need not promote gender ideology to a vulnerable child. Oregon also agreed that Bates, as the prevailing party, is entitled to attorneys’ fees and costs, to be decided later.
