TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma legislators approved a measure Thursday to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes and Republicans in Kansas were pushing a similar measure.
The Oklahoma House's 56-21 vote sent its measure to Republican Gov. Mary Fallin, who has not said whether she would sign it. It's similar to laws in at least five other states.
In Kansas, negotiators for the state House and Senate drafted a new version of a bill that would prevent the state from barring agencies from providing foster care...
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