Kay Ivey on Families & Children

	Kay Ivey on Families & Children

Early onset medical care necessary for mothers and children

To foster a better culture of life, we must also do more to support Alabama families, and early onset medical care is necessary for both mothers and children. That is why I am proud to support a pilot program that will start hosting checkups for pregnant women at nine county health departments in areas of need. Folks, there is nothing more important than our Alabama families, and we must come together to find common ground on meaningful ways to support them. Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the Alabama legislature , Feb 6, 2024

No gender-affirming surgery; no transgender bathrooms

All three GOP candidates for Alabama's open U.S. Senate seat voiced support for Alabama's recent passage of legislation involving LGBT issues, including an amendment modeled on Florida's so calledÿ"Don't Say Gay" bill.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed the two bills into law [this week]. One criminalizes gender-affirming surgeries for trans youth. Another requires students use the bathroom of the "biological sex" listed on their birth certificate and, in an amendment modeled on Florida's law, prevents classroom discussion of topics "regarding sexual orientation or gender identity" in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The legislation comes just a year after Alabama passed a bill toÿremove anti-gay languageÿ from its sex-education standards. The state's sex education standards still emphasize abstinence but language about homosexuality being illegal and unacceptable was removed in 2021.

Source: Birmingham News on 2022 Alabama Senate race , Apr 13, 2022

Churches may decline foster kids to same-sex couples

Legislative Summary: Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act: The Legislature finds:

Alabama provides state licensed child placing services through various state, charitable, religious, and private organizations.
Religious organizations have a lengthy history of providing child placing services.
The right to free exercise of religion for child placing agencies includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs [such as foster child placement with same-sex couples].
Because some private entities provide child placing services have no religious beliefs, the religiously-compelled inability of the entities to provide child placement will not prevent any particular individual from alternative equal access to child placing services.

Legislative Outcome:Passed House 60-14-1 on March 16; passed Senate 23-9-0 on April 18; signed by Gov. Ivey on April 27. Source: Alabama legislative voting records: HB 24 , Apr 27, 2017

Adoption/foster care agencies may reject LGBTQ parents

HB24 Child Placing Agency Inclusion Act: This bill would prohibit the state from discriminating against child placing agencies on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child placement that conflicts with the religious beliefs of the provider.

Analysis by HRC.org: The bill enshrines discrimination into Alabama law by allowing some state-licensed adoption and foster care agencies to reject qualified prospective LGBTQ adoptive or foster parents based on the agency's religious beliefs. HB24 allows state-licensed child-placing agencies turn away qualified Alabamians seeking to care for a child in need -- including LGBTQ couples, interfaith couples, single parents, or other parents to whom the agency has a religious objection.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 23-9-3, Roll #650 on Apr/18/2017; Passed House 87-0-18, Roll #621 on Apr/27/2017; Signed by Gov. Kay Ivey on Apr/27/2017.

Source: HRC.org on Alabama legislative voting record HB24 , Apr 27, 2017

Support Alabama Girls State patriotism & Americanism

Alabama Girls State is one of the most respected and coveted experiential learning programs presented in the US. Girls State is a week-long, fun-filled, hands-on learning opportunity for the best and brightest young women in the State of Alabama. The program is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.

The program epitomizes the American Legion Auxiliary's mission to honor those who have brought us our freedom through our enduring commitment to develop young women as future leaders grounded in patriotism and Americanism. The young women become knowledgeable of the democratic process and how our republic form of government works at the state and national levels. The program is an immersion learning experience of learning, experience, memories, and friendships last a lifetime.

Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey was fortunate to attend Alabama Girls State as a rising High School Senior and the first Alabama Girls State Alumnus to be elected to a statewide constitutional office in Alabama.

Source: Alabama Lt. Gov. official website, "Initiatives" , Apr 7, 2017

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