19 Red States Fight Rule Protecting LGBTQ Foster Kids

The Missouri Independent reports:

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey this week joined with 18 other states to oppose a proposed federal rule that aims to protect LGBTQ youth in foster care and provide them with necessary services.

The attorneys general argue in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that the proposed rule — which requires states to provide safe and appropriate placements with providers who are appropriately trained about the child’s sexual orientation or gender identity — amounts to religion-based discrimination and violates freedom of speech.

“As a foster parent myself,” Bailey said in a news release Tuesday, “I am deeply invested in protecting children and putting their best interests first. Biden’s proposed rule does exactly the opposite by enacting policies meant to exclude people with deeply held religious beliefs from being foster parents.”

Read the full article. Missouri’s state child care agency already provides pro-LGBTQ guidance to prospective foster parents.

Missouri attorney general opposes proposed federal rule supporting LGBTQ foster kids #moleg #mogov via @clarabatess & @AnneliseHanshaw https://t.co/yJIWgGMhp7

— Missouri Independent (@MO_Independent) November 29, 2023

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