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Arkansas' New Adoption Law Sparks LGBTQ Discrimination Controversy

4/14/2025

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has enacted Act 509, empowering faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to reject placements that clash with their religious convictions. Dubbed the Keep Kids First Act, this legislation has sparked backlash from the ACLU, which contends it institutionalizes discrimination against LGBTQ individuals aspiring to adopt or foster children.

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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has enacted Act 509, empowering faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to reject placements that clash with their religious convictions. Dubbed the Keep Kids First Act, this legislation has sparked backlash from the ACLU, which contends it institutionalizes discrimination against LGBTQ individuals aspiring to adopt or foster children.