Oregon gender ideology rule for adoptive parents likely violates Constitution, court says

Oregon resident Jessica Bates, who the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit says is likely being discriminated against by the state for refusing to accept gender ideology as an adoptive mother. / Courtesy: Alliance Defending Freedom Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2025 / 15:53 pm (CNA). A federal appeals court ruled in a 2-1 decision that Oregon likely violated a Christian mother’s First Amendment rights by demanding that she embrace gender ideology and homosexuality in order to adopt…