1. NC VALUES: A step in the right direction.
Yesterday, the NC General Assembly passed historic legislation in
response to Roe v. Wade being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court
last year! The "Care for Women, Children, and Families Act," is a
much-anticipated pro-life bill designed to save at least 4,000 unborn
precious babies each year from the atrocity of abortion, and likely
thousands more. After months of negotiation, legislators agreed on a
bill to move the 20-week abortion limit back to 12 weeks, and greatly
restrict chemical abortions that are administered by taking two
pills.
We believe that life begins at conception, and that every human
being, born or unborn, has a God-given right to “LIFE, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.” This bill is a step in the right direction,
and we are grateful more babies will be protected by moving the limit
from 20 weeks back to 12 weeks. We will continue to fight to save the
lives of unborn babies in North Carolina, to advance pro-life laws, to
help elect pro-life public officials, and to argue for life in court
until we have a culture in North Carolina that values every life, born
and unborn.
We are also thankful for a number of provisions that go a long way
towards halting North Carolina's status as the abortion destination of
the South. There are provisions in the bill that protect the health
and safety of women and prevent the brutal, painful practice of
late-term abortion. The legislation also bans partial birth abortion;
it requires abortion clinics to meet the same health standards of
other ambulatory surgical facilities; it stipulates physicians
attending surgical abortions must administer life-saving care for
babies who survive botched abortions or pay a $250,000 fine; it
prohibits eugenic abortions for race, sex and Down Syndrome and it
contains a number of other provisions focused on protecting and
honoring human life.
Read more: https://ncvalues.org/a-step-in-the-right-direction/
Watch: NC Values team members
Tami
Fitzgerald (Executive Director, Courtney
Geels (Grassroots Director), and Sebastian
King (Director of Government Affairs), all gave legislative
committee testimony in support of the bill.
2. NATIONAL REVIEW: Veto-Proof North Carolina
Republicans Pass 12-Week Abortion Ban
“We are grateful more babies will be protected,” Tami
Fitzgerald, executive director of the NC Values Coalition, told the
New York Times. The bill
“marks the end of North Carolina as a destination for abortion and is
a historic step forward for unborn babies and their
mothers.”
Read more: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/veto-proof-north-carolina-republicans-pass-12-week-abortion-ban/
Read our press release: https://ncvalues.org/pr-nc-values-calls-pro-life-bill-in-nc-general-assembly-a-step-in-the-right-direction-towards-saving-more-unborn-lives/
3. WNCT: NC House OKs ban on transgender youth surgeries, moves to the
Senate
"The proposed measure, which would take effect Oct. 1, also bans
using state funds to perform any gender-affirming procedure on a
patient younger than 18, which could also restrict access to some
hormone treatments and other medications.”
The Carolina
Journal has conducted an excellent interview with NC
teen Prisha Mosley about her story and the detrans movement that
demonstrates why we need a “Youth Health Protection Act.” For more,
check out Prisha,
Cat,
and Chloe’s stories
on our site.
Read more: https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/north-carolina-house-oks-ban-on-transgender-youth-surgeries-senate-votes-next/
Read our press release: https://ncvalues.org/pr-bill-to-shield-minors-from-surgical-transitioning-advances/