
Culture & Conversation Abortion
This law was last updated on Sep 6, 2018
This law is Anti–LGBTQ
SB 241
Failed to Pass
Apr 12, 2018
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 2
SB 241 would allow a person that advertises, provides, or facilitates adoption or foster care, to refuse to provide such services due to a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.
The bill would prohibit the state from taking any discriminatory action against a person who refuses to provide social services to or on behalf of children, due to religious or moral beliefs. Social services for children include:
If passed, the bill would allow child welfare providers the right to discriminate in, or refuse, the services they offer (such as child placement, counseling, and abuse assistance) to LGBTQ families and children.
The bill would allow a violation of this provision to be raised as a claim against the government and as a defense in lawsuits between private citizens.
The bill would also prohibit the state from taking any discriminatory action against a person who the state grants custody of a foster or adoptive child, or who seeks such custody from the state, wholly or partially on the basis that the person raises the child, or intends to raise the child, based upon a manner consistent with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.
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