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Faith-based adoption agencies that are paid by the state of Michigan will no longer be able to turn away LGBT couples or individuals because of religious objections under a legal settlement announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement was reached between Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel\u2019s office and lawyers for the American Civil Liberties, which sued in 2017 on behalf of two lesbian couples and a woman who was in foster care in her teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiscrimination in the provision of foster care case management and adoption services is illegal, no matter the rationale,\u201d Nessel, who pursued settlement talks after taking office in January, said in a statement. \u201cLimiting the opportunity for a child to be adopted or fostered by a loving home not only goes against the state\u2019s goal of finding a home for every child, it is a direct violation of the contract every child-placing agency enters into with the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

via AP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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