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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the failure Wednesday of the deceptively named “Women’s Health Protection Act” to pass the U.S. Senate for the second time this year: “Today the U.S. Senate once again rejected legislation that would have endangered women and unborn babies under the guise of ‘health care.’ The so-called ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’ would have prohibited most—if not all—of the reasonable state laws related to abortion that are currently in place to protect the health of pregnant mothers, the dignity of ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Advocacy Strategy Emilie Kao regarding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing Thursday of SB 107, which gives California courts the ability to strip parents in other states of their parental rights if their child travels to or is taken to California to obtain life-altering hormones and irreversible surgeries. The law ignores the established authority of the other 49 states and increases the risk of irreparable harm to America’s children: “Parents have the fundamental right to direct the ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman regarding a proposed rule released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that reinterprets federal law to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, requiring doctors to perform harmful medical procedures that seek to alter a patient’s biological sex even if the procedure violates the doctor’s medical judgment or religious beliefs. The new proposed rule would also prohibit discrimination on the basis of “termination of pregnancy”—an action that could ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding a letter ADF sent Wednesday to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asking him to rescind his decision, apparently at the behest of activist groups who oppose parental concerns about the politicization of public schools, to direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation to convene meetings and consider actions in concert with other federal agencies regarding the “threat” such parents pose, effectively treating parents similarly to terrorists: “Parents expressing concern over critical ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Baylor, director of the ADF Center for Religious Schools, regarding a public comment ADF attorneys submitted Monday to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider and rescind its conclusion that “gender dysphoria” can be a disability and consequently covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a federal law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. Alternatively, ADF attorneys are asking HHS to provide significantly more ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp regarding Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision to sign the Student Religious Liberties Act, HB 164, a bill to protect freedom of religious expression and right of students to pray in public schools: “Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate. Ohio’s Student Religious Liberties Act protects students’ right to express their religious beliefs and ensures that schools can’t punish or give students a poor grade simply because they choose to express a religious viewpoint when ...

… officials suggested if the captains wanted to make their case that the women’s swim team should consist of only women, …

… issued an order allowing Lainey to intervene. January 5 2023 : The federal district judge granted summary judgment … full effect. The Court did not rule on the merits of the case, which continues at the appeals court. April 2024 : The …

… Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit its ruling in that case. Then, ADF attorneys assisted the Mississippi legal team … of life … legislation … conscience … women's athletics … Case:Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization … State …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding an open invitation letter sent Monday to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem from the existing nationwide coalition seeking to save girls’ and women’s sports—of which Alliance Defending Freedom, Heritage Action, Save Women’s Sports, Concerned Women for America, and numerous other groups are a part—asking her to join them in support of legislation to fully protect female athletes. The letter follows Noem’s decision to gut the recently passed Fairness in Women’s Sports bill (H.B. 1217) by ...