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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Una pareja de Vermont recuperó su licencia de acogida después de un acuerdo sobre sus objeciones a los tratamientos para jóvenes transgénero, preservando su derecho a adoptar sin respaldar transiciones médicas específicas.