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NC State Law Allows Minors to Consent to Significant Medical Health Services

Did you know that there is a decades old state statute in North Carolina that allows children to consent to some serious medical treatments READ
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Congress Passes The Maternal and Child Health Stillborn Prevention Act

It is an exciting time for pregnant women and their unborn babies!  After two years of hard work by numerous organizations and individuals, on July READ
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NC’s Falling Birth Rate and the Potential Future Implications

Over the last several years, North Carolina’s population has surged. In 2023, North Carolina added more people than any other state except for Texas READ
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3 Ways to Respond to “Pride Month” as a Christian

“Pride Month” has arrived, and with it, American society is being inundated with rainbow flags, flamboyant celebrations, and specific agendas associated with it. Stores READ
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NC Detransitioner’s Lawsuit First to Proceed in Court

Prisha Mosley, who is suing the medical professionals who pushed her to undergo gender transition procedures as a teen, is the first detransitioner lawsuit READ
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4th Circuit Rules NC State Health Plan Must Cover Transgender Treatments

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the North Carolina State Health Plan must provide coverage for transgender “treatments,” asserting that the READ
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Taxpayers Fund the 4th Leading Cause of Death in US: Abortion

On April 17th, Planned Parenthood released its annual report for 2022-2023, showing the pro-abortion group received close to $700 million in taxpayer funding. In READ
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NC Teen Assaulted By Man in Gym Locker Room

On April 4, a 38-year-old man, Christopher Allan Miller, entered a female locker room at a Planet Fitness gym in Gastonia, North Carolina. Miller READ
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How NC Schools Have (and Have Not) Adopted the Parents’ Bill of Rights

In August, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights. This pivotal legislation reinforces the central role of parents in their READ

What Slavery in the U.S. Looks Like Over 150 Years After Being Abolished

On this day in 1865, Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment, legally abolishing slavery in the United States. This amendment came two years after President READ
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LGBTQ Organization Files Federal Complaints Against NC’s Public Schools

On Tuesday, January 30, the LGBTQ organization Campaign for Southern Equality filed a federal complaint challenging North Carolina’s recently enacted Parents’ Bill of Rights READ
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Over the Counter Birth Control Pills are Coming to NC Without Age Restrictions

In the coming months, birth control pills will be available for purchase over the counter (OTC) in North Carolina with no age restrictions and READ
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Potential Impacts of New Age Verification Requirements

Last week, it was announced that Pornhub was restricting access for users in North Carolina in response to the new age verification requirement that READ
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5 Ways You Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

By Presidential proclamation, January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This past summer, Angel Studios took the world by storm with their movie Sound of READ

P*rn Sites Block Access to NC Users Following Age Verification Requirement

This past summer, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a measure entitled the “Pornography Age Verification Act” or “PAVE Act” via an amendment to House READ
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6 Ways to Help Address the Epidemic of Loneliness This Christmas

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States finds itself in the midst of yet another epidemic—an epidemic of loneliness. While it READ

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