Mitchell Willetts, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Kansas state Rep. Louis Ruiz, left, and Sen. David Haley, right, both D-Kansas City, confer during a break in negotiations on adoption legislation, Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The legislation would prevent the state from barring faith-based agencies from providing adoption services if they refuse for religious reasons to place children in LGBT homes. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas, Oklahoma approve religious veto on LGBT adoptions

by Mitchell Willetts Associated PressMay 5, 2018

TOPEKA, Kan. — State lawmakers in Kansas and Oklahoma have approved legislation to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes.Supporters of such measures argued…

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Kansas, Oklahoma approve religious veto on LGBT adoptions

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