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Federal health officials have issued new guidance to state governments across the nation, making it clear that children cannot be removed from their homes simply because parents disagree with their child’s desire to identify as a different gender. The Department of Health and Human Services distributed the directive to all 50 states following scattered incidents where such family separations have reportedly occurred. The Trump administration is taking action to prevent these situations from spreading further. According to HHS officials, “Parents have the right to raise their children according to their religious beliefs.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The federal Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance to all 50 states prohibiting child removal from families solely based on parents’ stance on their child’s gender identity choices. The directive comes as scattered incidents across the country have prompted federal intervention to protect parental authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772797728360.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8qR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":63356,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-government-begins-canceling-passports-for-delinquent-child-support\/","url_meta":{"origin":32417,"position":0},"title":"Federal Government Begins Canceling Passports for Delinquent Child Support","author":"Admin","date":"May 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The State Department has started canceling U.S. passports for parents who owe substantial child support payments, beginning with those owing $100,000 or more. 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