ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman:  “Religious organizations and churches in rural America deserve equal access to federal programs, and the First Amendment protects this fundamental right. Prior administrations enacted certain U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations that exclude faith-based organizations just because they engage in religious activities….”

ADF Senior Counsel Matt Bowman:  “Children experiencing gender dysphoria need love, support, and medical care rooted in biological truth—not life-altering drugs and surgeries. Alliance Defending Freedom is thankful for President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s commitment to take decisive action to help protect children from harmful medical interventions….”

ADF Senior Counsel Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse:  “Massachusetts has told us that this new regulation will no longer exclude Christian and other religious families from foster care because of their commonly held beliefs that boys are boys and girls are girls. Our clients—loving, caring foster families who have welcomed vulnerable children into their homes—as well as many other families affected by this policy, are eager to reapply for their licenses….”