After two years, the Ninth Circuit Court finally put the welfare of two siblings who were in foster care ahead of gender ideology. Bates v. PaksereshtAs noted, Jessica Bates unsuccessfully attempted to adopt two siblings who were then under the age of nine. Aware that some families are reluctant to adopt two children simultaneously, Ms. Bates did not want either sibling to feel alone or isolated. As I recounted in a previous column (my first for Catholic World Report), the federal trial court in Oregon allowed officials to deny Ms. Bates’ application to adopt the children. The court thus granted Ms. Bates’ request for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Oregon officials from using the disputed policy when evaluating her eligibility to adopt.