Do you believe that gender is not a choice?
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Then no adoption for you.
It's the law.
Christian mother sues state for denying adoption over her gender beliefs: Putting 'politics over children'
Jessica Bates claims the Oregon Department of Human Services unconstitutionally discriminated against her religious beliefs
An Oregon mother of five claims her religious beliefs on gender barred her from adopting a pair of siblings in her state, and now she's taking to the courts to fight for her First Amendment rights.
Jessica Bates told "Fox & Friends First" on Wednesday that she was several months into the adoption process and successfully completed a portion of the training when the hurdle began.
"[I] reported to my certifier because they really emphasized the sexual orientation and gender identity training, that you have to support it," she said. "I emailed her and told her I couldn't do that because of my faith, and then we had a phone call and, because I wouldn't take a child for cross-sex hormone injections, I was basically told that I'm ineligible to adopt in the state of Oregon."
