Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Available in
US: Bill Advances Bias in Adoption, Foster Care
Child welfare agencies could be allowed to discriminate under a recent amendment to legislation pending before Congress that would threaten the rights of children in care, Human Rights Watch said in a video released today.
The amendment would ban the federal government from withholding support from child welfare providers that refuse to provide services because of their religious or moral beliefs. The amendment would also apply to state and local governments that receive federal funding for child welfare services. It would make it much harder to stop agencies that receive federal funding from refusing to place children for adoption or foster care with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) people, single or divorced people, people of a different faith, or anyone else they deem unacceptable based on the agency’s beliefs.
Videos (2)
Feature
5m 21s
Clip Reel
8m 19s
Related News
ENG
FRA
ESP
Thursday, 8 October 2026
US: Deportations to African Countries Not Their Own
Denied Due Process; Some Returned to Danger in Home Countries
ENG
ESP
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
US/Ecuador: Abuses Proliferate as Security Cooperation Deepens
Congress Should Investigate US Role in Land, Sea Attacks
ENG
ESP
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
US/Mexico: Cubans Deported to Mexico, Abandoned, At Risk
US Deports Long-Term Residents; Mexico Offers No Shelter, Health Care, or Legal Path