VIDEO | NC’s Pro-Life Bill, Gender Transition Surgeries for Minors, and the NC Supreme Court’s Rulings Related to Elections
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: Recap of Crossover Week at the General Assembly; Information on Senate Bill 20, North Carolina’s newest pro-life legislation that passed both the House and the […]
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 […]
House Committee Approves Bill to Expand NC Opportunity Scholarship Program
A week after an N.C. Senate Committee voted to approve a significant expansion of the state’s Opportunity Scholarship school choice program, an N.C. House committee has done the same. Tuesday afternoon, the House Committee on K-12 Education approved HB 823—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future. You can learn more about this bill and its companion […]
House Bill Would Prohibit Gender Transition Surgeries on Minors in NC
UPDATE (5/4/23): HB 808 passed the N.C. House on May 3rd with a vote of 74-44. The North Carolina House is considering a bill that would prohibit gender transition surgeries on minors. HB 808—Surgical Gender Transition/Minors would make it “unlawful for any physician or other health care provider to provide surgical gender transition procedures to any […]
NC Supreme Court Reverses Prior Court on Voter ID, Redistricting and Felon Voting
Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued three significant opinions in election-related cases, and in doing so, reversed the actions of the previous State Supreme Court on voter ID, redistricting, and the ability of felons to vote in North Carolina. In Holmes, et al. v Moore, et al., the Court restored North Carolina’s Voter ID […]
VIDEO | Increasing School Choice, Preventing Harm to Children, and Conscience Protections for Healthcare Providers
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: Information on SB 406—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, which would greatly expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program; An explanation of SB 579—Prevent Harm […]
Join NC in the National Day of Prayer!
Join Raleigh Area Concerts of Prayer on Thursday, May 4th, at 12 pm for an outdoor service celebrating the National Day of Prayer! It will take place at the Bicentennial Plaza, adjacent to the NC Museum of History at W. Jones Street in downtown Raleigh. The National Day of Prayer is observed every year on the […]
State Senate Committee Approves Bill to Expand Opportunity Scholarships
This morning, the N.C. Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education approved SB 406—Choose Your School, Choose Your Future, which would expand eligibility for North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship, require additional classes for early high school graduation, and create a scholarship for those who graduate early. An Overview of the Bill Sponsored by Sens. Michael Lee (R–New Hanover), […]
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 […]