Health & Sexuality

Abortion Drug Restrictions, Transgender “Treatments,” the Opportunity Scholarship, and the National Day of Prayer

Welcome to this week’s episode of NC Family’s Weekly Update, where we share the highlights of the past week at the N.C. General Assembly 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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A NC Detransitioner Sues Her Doctors (With Josh Payne)

As a teenager, Prisha Mosley was told that she was born in the wrong body and that transitioning her gender would solve the various 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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Sharing the Stories of Those Hurt by the Transgender Movement (With Kallie Fell)

The transgender movement has hurt countless people, including many children who have been told that presenting as the opposite sex will solve their problems. 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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What You Need to Know About Critical Race Theory

Over the last decade, critical race theory has grown from something that was only discussed in academia to a concept that is now being READ

AT ISSUE: Prioritizing What Matters

This has been quite the year so far! The North Carolina General Assembly has been busy working on bills covering everything from the sanctity READ

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