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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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House Committee Seeks to Crack Down on “Gas Station Heroin”

A state legislative committee is seeking to crack down on tianeptine, often referred to as “gas station heroin,” by seeking to have the drug 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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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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New US House Speaker, New NC Maps, 2023 Session Adjourns

Mike Johnson Becomes the New U.S. House Speaker After three weeks of turmoil following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top READ

NC Act to Protect Children from Transgender “Procedures” Faces Lawsuit

A 9-year-old female, who identifies as a male, and her parents are the lead plaintiffs in a recently filed lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s new READ

Newly Passed Laws Seek to Protect Children from Harm

In recent weeks, the N.C. General Assembly has passed several measures designed to protect children from exposure to obscene and sexually explicit materials and READ
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North Carolina Passes Bill to Protect Children from P*rn

Last week, in the midst of the state budget debates, the N.C. Legislature passed an important piece of legislation to protect minor children in READ

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