Privately run adoption agencies can refuse to adopt children out to same-sex couples, a panel of federal judges has ruled.
The decision was passed down in a case involving efforts by the state of New York to shut down a Christian-based adoption agency for refusing to adopt to assist gay couples.
New Hampshire Family Services also does not adopt children to unmarried couples.
The New York Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) said the agency’s policies were illegal under state law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and launched efforts in 2018 to permanently bar the charity from performing adoptions….