Given the irreversible harm caused, it is crucial that the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims for gender-transition interventions be extended to 10 years in NC.
The full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out the North Carolina State Health Plan’s ban on coverage of medical treatments sought mainly by transgender people. The decision created an 8-6 split among the appellate jud
WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) produces standards of care that are considered the gold standard for transgender care. Colleges, universities, the media, and even churches adopted WPATH’s approach, whether or not they realized where it came from. Recent revelations have shown that not all that glitters is gold. More than 100 pages of...
The federal government believes North Carolina’s new law banning gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution. Federal officials offered that opinion in a court document filed Friday.
Splits were evident among 14 judges of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals, as they held a rare “en banc” hearing Thursday in a case involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for treatment sought by transgender people.
About a month ago, I held my right hand up and read the Oath of Allegiance out loud at a government facility. After 27 years of waiting, I was finally at the cusp of achieving my dream, my American Dream. To finally become a US Citizen meant to me more than just the right to...
On Aug. 16, supermajorities in both the North Carolina House and Senate overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto on House Bill 808, Gender Transition/Minors, along with five other bills. H.B. 808 now becomes state law and will prevent those under 18 from receiving experimental sex-change treatments.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled Sept. 21 for oral arguments in a case challenging the N.C. State Health Plan’s exclusion of coverage for treatments used by transgender patients. The entire group of eligible 4th Circuit judges will hear the case, Kadel v. Folwell.
I’ve heard it said that “the only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history.” As I consider the enigmatic issue and the paradoxical problems that loom before me, I think the question at hand is often very simple. Take, for instance, “gender-affirming care.” I believe the appropriate question for this issue...
Twenty-one state attorneys general have asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to accept a friend-of-the-court brief supporting N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan. Folwell and the health plan are defendants in a case involving transgender health care. Participating states include three of North Carolina’s four neighbors.
A single spike in a western N.C. high school girls’ volleyball game has grabbed the attention of people around the world and reignited the debate over whether males belong in girls’ sports. In the September game — between Hiawassee Dam High in Cherokee County and Highlands High in Macon County — a male Highlands player...
