GOP bill would give adoption agencies the right to discriminate against same-sex couples
By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, August 4, 2014 9:57 EDT
Legislation introduced to Congress would allow religious adoption and foster care providers to deny services to same-sex couples, single parents, and people of other faiths.
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) announced the introduction of The Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2014 last week. They said the legislation would ensure faith-based agencies could continue to provide services without violating their sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions.
The legislation was drafted in response to the growing legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. Catholic agencies in Massachusetts, Illinois, California, and the District of Columbia have shut down their adoption and foster care programs after being required by state law to provide services to same-sex couples.
Nineteen states now allow same-sex couples to legally marry.
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