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Indiana Court Upholds Ruling Taking Transgender Child Away from Parents Who Refused on Religious Grounds to Use Preferred Pronouns

Posted on October 28, 2022 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

An Indiana state appeals court upheld the trial court’s removal of a 16-year-old transgender minor who suffered from an eating disorder and was allegedly abused because their parents did not accept their transgender identity. The parents, citing their religious beliefs, refused to use their child’s preferred pronouns. The court said that even if the parents’ free exercise of religion was violated, the child’s health and welfare was a “compelling interest,” so the state was justified in acting against their religious beliefs. In re A.C. (Minor Child), (IN App., Oct. 21, 2022) https://public.courts.in.gov/Decisions/api/Document/Opinion?Id=43sECCBSPUXV-GW6EVq-1kPFe78ZcDjIZ2Z02dJj4PJm2Zg4xeJxo-NI9b8cRe8U0 See also Howard Friedman’s blog at http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2022/10/states-removal-of-16-year-old.html

Category: Free Exercise, Parental Rights
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