A cohort of Republican attorney generals are calling the Biden administration to back down on a new rule they say will remove faith-based providers from the foster care system if they do not change their religious beliefs on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with 18 of his GOP colleagues in other states, sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifying them that a newly proposed rule altering requirements for foster care families violates the Constitution and discriminates against people who uphold a Biblical view on sexuality and gender.Â
The proposed rule, Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements, would require foster families to utilize a foster child’s “identified pronouns, chosen name, and allow the child to dress in an age-appropriate manner that the child believes reflects their self-identified gender identity and expression.”
Agencies must also make sure that “safe and appropriate” placement for any child identifying as LGBTQ. To be “safe and appropriate”, providers must establish an environment that is “free of hostility, mistreatment, or abuse based on the child’s LGBTQI+ status.”
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra described this new rule and other regulatory changes as “game-changing,” and expressed,
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