Pro-Lifers Settle First Amendment Violation with Guilford County
In a victory for religious freedom and First Amendment rights, Love Life ministry in Charlotte has reached a settlement with Guilford County in a lawsuit against the county and the City of Greensboro. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of the ministry by our friends at Alliance Defending Freedom, came after several Love Life […]
POV: A New Eugenics
In the 1880s, Sir Francis Galton coined a new term, “eugenics.” A look at the history is shocking and horrifying because of the speed with which the ideas gained widespread support. In less than 30 years, major philanthropic organizations like the Carnegie Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation were funding the movement, states were passing forced […]
49th Annual National March for Life Tomorrow
Thousands of pro-life Americans will march in Washington, DC tomorrow in the 49th Annual March for Life. The theme for this year’s March is “Equality Begins in the Womb.” Due to inclement weather and some COVID-19 related complications, some state and national March for Life events have been canceled or postponed. But the annual March itself is […]
FDA Allows Mail-Order Abortions Across the U.S.
What was previously a temporary, COVID-era regulation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been made permanent and now allows women across the country to conduct their own chemical abortions without ever seeing a doctor. The FDA announced last Thursday that it is lifting the requirement that the first pill (mifepristone) in the […]
Dobbs and Overturning Roe v. Wade
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which deals with Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion. Experts on both sides of the abortion issue agree that Dobbs has the potential to overturn Roe v. Wade in some way. Immediately following the oral arguments before the Court on […]
Greater Threats on the Horizon (Part 2)
Former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino spoke at NC Family’s Charlotte and Winston-Salem Dinners this fall. Severino currently serves as senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he spoke at both dinners about his work at HHS in the […]
Recapping the 2021 “Long” Legislative Session
The North Carolina General Assembly has been in session since January 27, 2021, making this the longest uninterrupted “long” legislative session in a decade. Earlier this week, both the State House and Senate passed an Adjournment Resolution calling on the General Assembly to adjourn the regular session on Friday, December 10 and to reconvene on […]
NC Family Joins Pro-Life Organizations Across the U.S. in After Roe Campaign
This morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, NC Family joined other family policy organizations around the country, including national counterpart Family Policy Alliance, in a campaign to prepare for what comes After Roe. Whether in today’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case or another future case, […]
Greater Threats on the Horizon (Part 1)
Former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino spoke at NC Family’s Charlotte and Winston-Salem Dinners this fall. Severino currently serves as senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and he spoke at both dinners about his work at HHS in the […]
Breaking Down Congress’s Budget-Busting Bills
As Governor Roy Cooper signs the state budget into law this week, two federal spending bills have been making their way through Congress, and they contain some troubling policy implications for North Carolina families. One of these spending bills is entitled the “Build Back Better Bill,” and at 2,100 pages long, it can seem nearly […]