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Christian ‘legal army’ in hundreds of court battles worldwide

Women’s rights advocates say controversial US legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom is ‘exporting extreme ideologies worldwide’ against sexual and reproductive rights.

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The Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, DC. Credit: Flickr/Kjetil Ree. Some rights reserved.

The international wing of a controversial US Christian ‘legal army’ is involved in hundreds of court battles and advocacy projects around the world, including cases defending opponents of abortion and same-sex marriage, often using freedom of expression and religious freedom arguments.