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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s signing Friday of HB 6, a bill that explicitly protects parents’ rights to raise and care for their children: “Parents have a fundamental, constitutionally protected right to direct the upbringing of their children. With this legislation, Alabama has affirmed that parental rights are entitled to the highest level of protection from government interference just like every other fundamental right. As we continue to ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp regarding Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signing Wednesday of SB 615, a bill that preserves student privacy by requiring separate showers, locker rooms, and restrooms for boys and girls in Oklahoma schools: “Schools have a duty to protect the privacy, safety, and dignity of all students. No child should be forced into private spaces with someone of the opposite sex. Across the country—including in Oklahoma—school districts have adopted policies that open shower facilities, locker rooms, and even ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Denise Burke regarding the House Appropriations Committee’s decision Thursday to approve a budget without the Hyde Amendment and other similar provisions that protect against taxpayer funding of abortion: “American taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund abortions or to subsidize the dangerous work of abortionists. Every innocent life deserves to be protected. Nearly 2.5 million lives have been saved by the Hyde Amendment since it went into effect 40 years ago. The majority of Americans support the Hyde Amendment ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s signing Thursday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (S.B. 354), a bill sponsored by Sen. Missy Irvin and Rep. Sonia Barker that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “Women and girls deserve to compete on a level playing field, and Gov. Hutchinson and the Arkansas Legislature have acted to ensure that happens for all female athletes in the ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ decision Thursday to sign into law the Fairness Act ( SB 2536), a bill sponsored by Sen. Angela Hill that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and athletic opportunities for women. We commend Gov. Reeves, Sen. Hill, Speaker Gunn ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ signing of the Conscience Protection Act, a bill that ensures that Arkansans are free to live and work according to their faith without fear of unjust government punishment: “Citizens should be able to stand up for their rights when the government stops them from living and worshiping according to their faith. The Conscience Protection Act strengthens Arkansans’ religious freedom rights by bolstering existing protections in the state’s Religious Freedom ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Christiana Holcomb regarding the Arkansas Legislature’s passage Monday of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (S.B. 354), a bill sponsored by Sen. Missy Irvin and Rep. Sonia Barker that protects opportunities for women and girls in athletics by ensuring they are not forced to compete against men playing on women’s sports teams: “Girls deserve to compete on a level playing field. Allowing males to compete in girls’ sports destroys fair competition and women’s athletic opportunities. For years, courageous female ...

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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Jacob Reed following a federal district court hearing held Monday in Christian Employers Alliance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a case in which ADF attorneys represent CEA in a challenge to two Biden administration mandates that force religious nonprofit and for-profit employers to pay for and perform surgeries, procedures, counseling, and treatments that seek to alter one’s biological sex—actions that violate their religious beliefs: “The Constitution protects religious healthcare providers and ...