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flag A Vermont couple won back their foster license after a settlement over their objections to transgender youth treatments, preserving their right to foster without endorsing specific medical transitions.

flag A Vermont couple, Melinda Antonucci and Casey Mathieu, have regained their foster care license after a legal settlement with the state, resolving a dispute over their objections to medical treatments for transgender youth. flag The state had threatened to revoke their license after they expressed personal reservations about gender transition procedures during required LGBTQ+ training, though they affirmed their willingness to foster LGBTQ+ children and support social transition. flag The settlement allows them to keep their certification without being forced to adopt specific ideological positions, marking a victory for religious and parental rights in foster care. flag The state agreed not to condition licensing on applicants’ beliefs or compel ideological statements, though foster parents must still support a child’s social transition.

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