The United States Supreme Court upheld religious rights over LGBTQ rights on Thursday by unanimously ruling in favor of Catholic Social Services in a case regarding foster care in Philadelphia.
The city of Philadelphia now has to decide whether to continue its dispute with Catholic Social Services over its refusal to screen same-sex couples to be foster parents or begin working with the agency on foster care screenings again.
Here & Now‘s Callum Borchers speaks with Cynthia Figueroa, Philadelphia’s deputy mayor for the Office of Children and Families, about the ruling and what it means for Philadelphia.
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