If signed into law, adoption agencies in the state could be protected from suits if they refuse to place a child based on "religious or moral" beliefs.
In a kickoff to their 2020 legislative session, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that gives adoption agencies the right to discriminate against same-sex couples.
“This bill does not restrict any rights to place a child with a family, what I would consider a traditional family, mother and father,” he said, noting that he was concerned that agencies would have had to shut down because of their religious objections. Chris Sanders, executive director of the Tennessee Equality Project, issued a statement calling on Lee, who has refused to comment on the issue, to veto the legislation.
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