俄勒冈州联邦法院规定俄勒冈州不能以宗教反对男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者权利为由而拒绝收养。 Federal court rules Oregon can't deny adoption based on religious objections to LGBT rights.

联邦上诉法院裁定俄勒冈州不能拒绝基于宗教信仰反对男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者意识形态的收养申请。 A federal appeals court ruled that Oregon cannot deny adoption applications based on religious beliefs against LGBT ideology. Jessica Bates是一名基督教母亲,曾因不同意“尊重、接受和支持”儿童的性别认同和性取向而遭到俄勒冈公众服务部拒绝。 Jessica Bates, a Christian mother, was previously rejected by the Oregon Department of Human Services for not agreeing to "respect, accept, and support" a child's gender identity and sexual orientation. 法院认定这一政策侵犯了贝茨第一修正案的权利。 The court found this policy violated Bates' First Amendment rights.