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The following quote may be attributed to ADF International Director of Advocacy Robert Clarke regarding documents released Monday concerning the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) that reveal “ widespread medical malpractice on children and vulnerable adults”: “No child is ever born in the wrong body. Children depend on adults to guide and empower them to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin, not to push them down a dangerous and irreversible path of transition. Around the globe, patients and doctors have been assured they are following ‘best practice’ ...

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 ...

… Tuesday in Little Rock Published May 6, 2024 Related Case: State of Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education …  Press conference following the filing of the lawsuit,  State of Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education , in which …

… student group as it does other groups Agreement settles case brought by ADF Center for Academic Freedom Published May 3, 2007 Related Case: Badger Catholic v. Walsh MADISON, Wis. — In response to … the family. … 7620 … 7631 … 7627 … 7632 … 7617 … 7628 … Case:Badger Catholic v. Walsh … university … religious …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’s veto Thursday of SB 1600, a bill that would have provided legal protections and ensured appropriate medical care for children who survive abortions: “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. By rejecting critical legal protections for babies who survive abortions, Gov. Hobbs has made it clear: She would rather cater to the abortion industry than affirm the basic human rights of vulnerable children. Her failure to protect the lives of ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman regarding ADF’s filing of a public comment on a proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid rule that would remove the requirement for healthcare plans to separate out of their bills to the government any amounts related to abortion services for which federal funding is prohibited: “The majority of Americans do not want their hard-earned dollars going to support the federal funding of abortions. That’s why the Affordable Care Act doesn’t allow abortion and healthcare to be paid for together. The Biden ...

… press conference Thursday Published March 20, 2024 Related Case: U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for …

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ issuance Thursday of a final rule that reverses the Trump administration’s Protect Life Rule and allows Title X family planning funding to flow to organizations that provide elective abortion: “The tax dollars of Americans should never be used to fund abortion or force medical professionals to violate their convictions by participating in ending innocent human life. By reversing the Protect Life Rule, President Biden and HHS have once again ...

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 ...

Mayor Bowser lifts mask mandates across the district, but leaves them in place for children, teachers at religious schools