'Religious liberty' adoption bill passes Georgia Senate committee
The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that prohibits the state from refusing to license faith-based adoption groups that refuse placements on religious grounds. Proponents said the bill is needed so the faith-based agencies can make placements without violating their faith. Critics derided it as blatant discrimination. AP - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation protecting faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents or other households because of their religious beliefs. Bill would Let Religious Child Welfare ">Proposed Nebraska Bill would Let Religious Child Welfare
Currently, thirteen states permit child welfare agencies to turn away qualified foster and adoptive parents on the basis of their social identity, even though hundreds of thousands of children in the American foster care system need a loving home and same-sex couples are more likely to pursue adoption. Kristy Dumont and her wife, Dana, had been hoping to foster a child, so they approached Catholic Charities in Michigan in The Dumonts proceeded to sue the state, and on March 22 the couple reached a settlement with Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel's office. 
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The Florida House passed a bill Thursday to let private adoption agencies turn away gay couples based on religious and moral grounds. The John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act would prohibit discrimination by federally funded child welfare agencies against individuals and couples on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or marital status. Currently, thirteen states permit child welfare agencies to turn away qualified foster and adoptive parents on the basis of their social identity, even though hundreds of thousands of children in the American foster care system need a loving home and same-sex couples are more likely to pursue adoption.
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The Georgia Senate on Friday approved a bill that would allow religious adoption agencies to turn away gay couples seeking to adopt foster children. The 'religious liberty' legislation now. Senator Mark Kolterman of Seward, Nebraska has introduced a bill that would allow child welfare agencies to refuse gay couples on the basis of religion. This would potentially prevent gay and lesbian couples in the state from becoming foster parents.
'Religious liberty' adoption bill wins Georgia Senate's approval
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill on Wednesday that would allow adoption agencies in the state to turn away gay couples who want to adopt a child. The law purports to support religious freedom, by not forcing faith-based organizations to potentially close down or face penalties as a result of acting in accordance with religious beliefs. . Bill to protect adoption agencies that turn away gay couples
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A Senate committee has advanced a bill to let faith-based adoption agencies, including those that care for state foster children, turn away gay couples on religious grounds. . Florida Bill Would Let Some Adoption Agencies Refuse Gays
Under the settlement, faith-based adoption agencies that are funded by the state of Michigan will no longer be able to turn away LGBTQ couples or individuals because of religious objections. . 
Bill protects adoption agencies that turn away gay couples
A bill that would guarantee religious adoption agencies' ability to turn away gay couples in Georgia passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The committee voted to approve the. .