What’s the Future of NC’s Pro-Life Bill?
After more than five hours of debate on Thursday, the NC Senate followed the lead of the NC House and voted to approve the conference report on Senate Bill 20 now entitled the “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act.” This bill would reduce the legal timeframe for most abortions in North Carolina from 20 […]
Major Pro-Life Bill Moves Forward in NC General Assembly
State Lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would reduce the timeframe for most legal abortions in North Carolina from 20-weeks gestation to 12 weeks. The Care for Women, Children, and Families Act was discussed in a joint meeting of the State House and Senate Rules Committees on Wednesday morning and is expected to be […]
SCOTUS Maintains Status Quo in Chemical Abortion Case
On Friday, April 21st, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision to maintain the legal status of mifepristone, the first of two drugs used in the RU-486 chemical abortion regimen. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals had temporarily reinstated restrictions on the administration of mifepristone while the case was proceeding, but this decision paused those […]
2023 Legislative Session Preview
The 2023 Regular Legislative Session of the North Carolina General Assembly is currently underway, and it is likely to be an eventful term. Lawmakers gathered in Raleigh on January 11 to kick-start the year with an “organizational” session, as members were sworn in, temporary rules were adopted, and officers were officially elected. Lawmakers then returned […]
True Women’s Empowerment: The Positive Impact of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Surprise! You just found out that you’re pregnant, and this was not a part of your plan. Based on statistics from the Guttmacher Institute, you are probably between the ages of 18 and 24, have low income, didn’t finish high school, and aren’t married. The thought of figuring out medical appointments, 2 a.m. feedings, and […]
AT ISSUE: A Season of Learning
Putting this magazine together has been a season of learning for me. To start with, I’ve never put together a magazine, so the process itself was new to me (I was a staff member for the student newspaper in college, but that’s not quite the same thing). Even more than that, though, each of the […]
VIDEO | A New Republican, Gender Bills, and the Legal Battle Over Abortion Drugs
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 and beyond. In this episode, we cover: The impacts of Rep. Tricia Cotham switching parties, giving the N.C. House GOP caucus a veto-proof supermajority; Bills recently filed to protect: children suffering […]
Courts Issue Conflicting Opinions on Abortion Drugs
Update 4/13/23: On Wednesday, April 12, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the FDA’s 2000 approval of mifepristone to remain in effect. However, the appeals court panel did vote to put on hold changes the FDA made in 2016 and 2021 that have made the drug easier to obtain and that have limited […]
Legislative Leaders Seek Dismissal of Chemical Abortion Lawsuit
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger filed a motion last Friday, March 24, requesting the dismissal of a lawsuit that is seeking to overturn restrictions on chemical abortion drugs in North Carolina. As NC Family staff discussed last month in our February 24 Weekly Update video, Speaker Moore […]
VIDEO | Abortion Expansion, Sports Gambling, and the NC REACH Act
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 and beyond. In this episode, we cover: What you need to know about the sports wagering bill that has flown through the NC House this week; An update on Medicaid expansion; […]