ADF Vice President of Litigation Strategy Jonathan Scruggs:  “Our laws should protect children and recognize biological reality. North Dakota’s law does exactly that by ensuring that children experiencing gender dysphoria won’t be subjected to dangerous drugs and surgeries but will have the chance to heal through evidence-based medical care....”

PENDLETON, Ore. – To resolve a lawsuit brought by Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys, Oregon child-welfare officials agreed to a court order freeing Jessica Bates to seek a license to adopt children from foster care without violating her religious beliefs about human sexuality.

DENVER – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing the Christian Medical & Dental Associations and a Christian medical practice filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Colorado law that forces healthcare professionals to participate in so-called gender transition procedures for children and adults, even when doing so violates their religious, ethical, and medical judgment.