TACOMA, Wash. – In a victory for free speech, Washington state officials agreed Thursday to not enforce a counseling censorship law against a licensed family and marriage therapist while his case proceeds, allowing Brian Tingley to speak freely in his profession for the first time in five years.

ADF Senior Counsel Hal Frampton:  “This report confirms what we’ve said for years: So-called ‘gender-affirming care’ isn’t healthcare, it’s profit over people. It starts with a lie, and that lie has produced more lies: to parents, to patients, to payors….”

ADF Director of the Center for Life Erik Baptist:  “It’s an honor and privilege to represent McKenna in her courageous stand for Baby Gabriel’s life. Every life matters. No woman should be forced to kill the baby she is carrying, and every child deserves a chance at life….”