NC advances bill defining sex as biological, restricting gender-care funding, regulating adult content websites, and expanding parental rights in schools
State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office believes Wednesday’s US Supreme Court decision in a Tennessee case will help resolve North Carolina’s legal battle over State Health Plan coverage of medical treatments for transgender patients.
The NC House is currently considering HB 560, which would make clear in statute that raising a child in accordance with their biological sex, even if that child objects, is not abuse justifying state intervention.
The NC House has approved two bills reshaping medical care for minors, particularly targeting gender transition treatments and parental rights in healthcare decisions.
The legislation would mandate public facilities be used only by individuals of the same biological sex at the same time, except for specific situations like family use or emergencies.
Tuesday stirred intense debate over who has authority and accountability over children’s medical care — parents, doctors, or the state.
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.
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...
It’s a tough time to be a Democrat in North Carolina. The state Supreme Court, which had been a kind of Democrat superlegislature that tossed out conservative law and precedent based on novel interpretations, is now solidly in the hands of Republicans. Both U.S. senators from North Carolina are Republicans. And both chambers of the...
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...
Americans have always had a healthy distrust of authorities and dogmas, especially when we’re told they can’t be questioned. It’s in our DNA to push back on Old World power structures, like established churches and the divine right of kings. But it seems like our rebellious nature is weakening as a new royal priesthood —...
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