Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would block the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing a rule that could keep parents who oppose gender ideology from being able to foster children.
The bill, called the “Protecting Religious Freedom for Foster Families Act,” would prohibit the HHS rule, which would mandate that minors who identify as LGBT are placed with providers who agree to affirm the child’s gender identity and provide “services that are necessary to support their health and wellbeing.” The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and in the House by Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK).
“All children in foster care, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserve safe and proper placement,” Marshall said in a statement. “This extreme proposal by the HHS instead discriminates…
