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Lawsuit prompts government officials to retreat from unconstitutional discrimination

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley, vice president of the ADF Center for Life and Center for Regulatory Practice, regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granting a motion to intervene that Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho filed last November in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: “We are pleased that the court is allowing the states of Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho to intervene in this important case protecting the health and safety of women and girls who use abortion drugs ...

ADF attorneys represent Jessica Bates, challenging state officials for discriminating against her religious beliefs

Prosecution of Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen continues despite appellate court confirming unanimous ‘not guilty’ ruling

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, regarding a second letter ADF sent to Jefferson County Public Schools Thursday asking it to allow parents to opt their children out of any policy, prior to an overnight trip, that rooms children by gender identity rather than sex. An opt-out can be accomplished in a number of confidential ways to protect the privacy of all students: “Parents, not the government, have the right to direct the upbringing and education of their children, and that ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding the Ohio House of Representative’s override Wednesday of Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of H.B. 68, the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act, legislation designed to protect parents and children from the administration of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and identity-driven surgeries for minors. The bill includes the Save Women’s Sports Act, which requires single-sex teams and sports at schools, state institutions of education ...

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, commending U.S. Sens. Tim Scott, James Lankford, and Rep. Virginia Foxx for introducing the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act, a bill that protects parents’ right to guide the upbringing, education, and health care of their children: “Parents love and know their child best, and they have the right and duty to direct the upbringing and care of their children. Yet parental rights have been eroded by government actions that view children as ...

ADF clients available for media interviews following Thursday event

High court halts Biden admin from forcing emergency room doctors to harm women, their unborn children

The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Bowman, director of regulatory practice, regarding a rule the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Tuesday, Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes: “Americans shouldn’t be forced to violate their ethical and religious beliefs. Yet, every year, countless medical practitioners needlessly suffer threats to their livelihoods and affronts to their faith just for asserting their rights to conscience and religious freedom. In its rule, HHS suggests it will continue ...