2021 Winston-Salem Dinner with Roger Severino
NC Family’s 2021 Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, NC on November 9, 2021 featured former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino. Mr. Severino spoke about the work he and his colleagues at the Office for Civil Rights did for life and religious liberty under the […]
Happy National Adoption Awareness Month!
Did you know that November is National Adoption Awareness Month? In honor of this special month, we wanted to share a few inspiring and helpful resources with you about adoption… 1. “An Inside Look at Adoption: Q&A with Adoptive Parents” — Spotlight Article from the Summer 2020 Edition of Family North Carolina Magazine. Adoptive parents Tony […]
Watch Roger Severino’s Address from the 2021 Winston-Salem Dinner
NC Family’s 2021 Major Speakers Dinner in Winston-Salem, NC on November 9, 2021 featured former Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Roger Severino. Mr. Severino spoke about the work he and his colleagues at the Office for Civil Rights did for life and religious liberty under the […]
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Texas Heartbeat Law Can Stay in Effect
Texas’ Heartbeat Act can continue to protect unborn life for now, according to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a ruling last night, the 5th Circuit decided by a 2-1 vote to reinstate the Texas law while litigation continues. The Texas Heartbeat Act prohibits abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually between five and […]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Heartbeat Law
A U.S. District Court judge issued an order this week that temporarily blocked Texas’s historic and life-saving heartbeat law. As NC Family shared last month, the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect on September 1 and prohibits abortion in the Lone Star State once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually between five and eight […]
Biden Administration Renews Funding to Abortion Industry
The Biden Administration issued a new rule this week that will allow health centers to receive federal funds even if they refer patients for abortions. On Monday, the Office of Population Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced revisions to the federal Title X family planning program, a grant program that provides people […]
U.S. House Passes Radical and Sweeping Pro-Abortion Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that many have characterized as the most radical, pro-abortion disaster that our nation has seen since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1973. In fact, H.R.3755–Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 would essentially codify Roe v. Wade and create an absolute right to abortion in federal law. […]
AT ISSUE: Second-Class Citizens?
The First Amendment of our Constitution grants every American the right to live out his or her faith without fear of governmental interference. Yet, lately this has not been the case. In the Winter 2021 edition of Family North Carolina magazine, we included a quote from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on our “etcetera” […]
Texas Heartbeat Law Makes History
Possibly the strongest pro-life legislation in a post-Roe v. Wade America has gone into effect in Texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, into law in May, and despite challenges by abortion providers to stop it, the legislation became effective yesterday, September 1. SB 8 bans abortion […]
COVID-19 and a Baby Boomlet?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic began, birthrates in America had been steadily falling since the 2007-2008 Great Recession. During 2020, as most of us stayed at home and lived with the uncertainty of this new virus, birthrates saw an even larger decline than expected. But a new report from the Institute for Family Studies reveals a […]