Marriage and Family  ERLC Actions  Public Comment  Adoption

Public Comments Submitted to Support Adoption and Foster Care Policies

One alarming trend at the intersection of religious liberty and child welfare has been a push to exclude people of faith and those that hold to biblical views of gender and sexuality from participating in the foster care and adoption systems.

In 2023, the Biden administration proposed a new rule that sought to make “affirming” a child’s chosen gender identity an aspect of a foster or adoptive parent’s ability to provide “safe and appropriate” care.

The ERLC submitted public comments pushing back on this rule and were glad to see some of our concerns addressed in a final rule released in 2024.

November 27, 2023: Department of Health and Human Services Proposed Regulations Regarding Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B



Related Policies

Support Adoption and Foster Care Policies

The ERLC supports the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act which will restore the refundable portion of the credit while expanding eligibility for the full credit to thousands of families.

Southern Baptists affirm adoption as a central theological theme that provides practical application in...

Read More

Related Content

Trump's first 100 days

5 Policy Priorities for President Trump’s First 100 Days

The ERLC sent this letter to the Trump transition team with policies to prioritize...

Read More

Public Comments Submitted to Oppose the Biden Administration’s Anti-Religious Liberty Regulatory Actions

The Biden Administration has sought to manipulate the regulatory process to push forward its...

Read More

Public Comments Submitted to Oppose the Biden Administration’s Pro-Abortion Regulatory Agenda

With no ability to expand abortion access through congressional action, the Biden administration has...

Read More

The ERLC Supports the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act

Southern Baptists affirm adoption as a central theological theme that provides practical application in...

Read More
Religious Freedom Restoration Act

ERLC Opposes Attacks on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Southern Baptists recognize the importance of religious liberty, which is the preeminent right included...

Read More

ERLC Opposes the Biden Administration’s Anti-Religious Liberty Regulatory Actions

Southern Baptists recognize the importance of religious liberty, which guarantees to all Americans the...

Read More