1. CAROLINA JOURNAL: Atrium Health reverses decision on parental
access to children’s prescriptions
"Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of
the NC Values Coalition, told CJ in a telephone interview Thursday
that while she is glad that Atrium changed course on its decision to
allow parents access to their children’s prescription records, they
haven’t changed their policy on allowing parents access to their
children’s medical records. ‘I don’t believe the policy has been
reversed on the medical records, and that would be my hope, that they
will reverse their policy on medical records as well as prescription
drugs,’ she said. Fitzgerald, who is also a lawyer, said the bigger
issue is the statute, which has been in effect since the 1970s and
allows children to consent to treatment for high-risk behaviors and
needs to be repealed."
Read more: https://www.carolinajournal.com/atrium-health-reverses-decision-on-parental-access-to-childrens-prescriptions/
2. CHAPELBORO: CHCCS Board of Ed Cites Discrimination, Rejects
Language in New NC ‘Parents’
Bill
of
Rights’ Policy
"In Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools,
the board of education recently took its first reading of policy
changes to comply with the new law – and ultimately suggested the
district do things its own way."
Read more: https://chapelboro.com/news/pre-k-12-education/chccs-board-of-education-members-cite-discrimination-reject-language-in-new-nc-policy
Also check out this
response from Guilford County Schools.
3. AP DILLON: WCPSS solicits feedback on
"Parental Involvement" Policy
"Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) wants
feedback on its draft of Policy Code: 1310/4002, Parental
Involvement.' Here’s why the feedback the district is getting is
problematic."
Read more: https://apdillon.substack.com/p/wcpss-solicits-feedback-on-parental
4. THE HILL: House Republicans tee up
another abortion fight
"Republicans are potentially
heading toward another showdown over
abortion, as lawmakers set up a vote on legislation to
fund the departments of Labor and Health and Human
Services.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/4310079-gop-tees-up-another-abortion-fight/
5. THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Federal appeals
court hears case over reproductive care for minors without parental
consent
"A federal appeals court appears poised
to side with a father seeking to upend a federal rule barring medical
providers from notifying parents when their minor daughters seek
reproductive health care. A Texas father, Alexander Deanda, sued the
Biden administration, arguing the Health and Human Service’s Title X
of the Public Health Service Act runs afoul of his constitutional
rights as a parent because it does not order consent from parents
before minors are given reproductive health care treatment — including
contraceptives."
Read more: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/6/federal-appeals-court-hears-case-over-reproductive/
WEEKLY PRAYER: FREEDOM
LORD, you have blessed us with a
spiritual liberty that is so wonderful and beyond description, that it
can only be understood through experiencing a life-giving relationship
with Christ. However, we also recognize that in your grace, you have
blessed our country with a political liberty that enables us to openly
proclaim the experience of a life lived in the freedom of the
Gospel.
LORD, as individuals and as a nation, may
we never take the inalienable right of religious freedom for granted.
Right now our country has faced a rapid increase in the number of
attacks made against this cherished right. We have seen groups across
our public arena increase in boldness and frequency their smears
against religious liberty. They claim it is bigotry, when we know it
is the security of the greatest of all possible loves.
Be with your people and our country as it
continues to protect the constitutional right protected by our
nation’s Founders. Be with legislators and the Supreme Court, as they
determine through their actions the protection of this particular and
fundamental freedom.
“It was for freedom that Christ set us
free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a
yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1)
“For you were called to freedom,
brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the
flesh, but through love serve one another.” (Galatians 5:13)
“Act as free men, and do not use your
freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.” (1
Peter 2:16)
Amen
Will you chip in $100, $50, $25, or even $10 to help
the NC Values Coalition continue to fight for your rights? You can
donate by clicking here.
Sincerely,
Tami & Team
NC Values