Faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that receive federal grants wouldn’t be forced to place children in same-sex homes under a proposed Trump administration rule that would overturn a rule finalized in the final days of the Obama administration.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the proposed rule on Friday, stating it aligns with all nondiscrimination statutes that Congress has adopted, as well as with Supreme Court decisions and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
The Obama-era rule, finalized in January 2017 – the month Obama left office – prevents federal grants from going to any entity that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Obama rule had a dramatic impact on faith-based adoption and foster care agencies that affirm the biblical definition of marriage.
Christian groups applauded the proposed new rule and said it would allow more children to be placed in homes. Some faith-based agencies had said they could not operate under the Obama rule.
The proposed rule was released on the first day of National Adoption Month.
“Every child deserves a chance to be raised in a loving home,” said Alliance Defending Freedom senior counsel Zack Pruitt. “There are currently over 400,000 children in the foster care system and 100,000 eligible for adoption, and…
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