Opinion
NC’s eugenics history should make us cautious on gender policy
How should our state approach deeply personal medical policies when the evidence is contested and the stakes are life-altering?
Opinion
NC should restore parental authority over medical decisions
Leaving parents out of deeply personal topics like sex, mental health, and substance abuse leaves children at risk and parents out of life-altering discussions.
News
NC House bill would require pornography sites to maintain consent forms
"This will ensure that participants are adults, have the capacity to consent, and are participating without coercion."-Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore.
News
State lawmakers file Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights legislation
At a press conference Wednesday, Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, was joined by fellow Republicans co-sponsors to introduce the Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights, legislation that revises North Carolina laws to clarify when minors can consent to medical treatment independently and when parents can access their minors’ medical records. “[This bill] ensures that, when it comes...
Opinion
NC law being circumvented with risky online abortion-pill scheme
The Guardian claims that 2,000 abortion kits are being shipped into NC each month. To ensure legal protection, most of these doctors reside in states that have enacted “abortion shield laws.”
Opinion
Mother’s suit shows COVID legal battles are far from over
A lawsuit at North Carolina's second-highest court tackles the forced vaccination of a 14-year-old high school football player.
Opinion
SB20 is positive step on informed consent for fetal abnormalities
S.B. 20 brings North Carolina abortion regulations in line with most European nations yet is cited by abortion supporters as “extreme.” In a sane world, such hyperbole would be used to describe New York abortion regulation, but we are through the looking glass. As a neonatologist, I support S.B. 20, but it is somewhat disappointing....
Opinion
Detrans movement reveals how medical community and activists prey on vulnerable
March 12 was Detrans Awareness Day, a date that provides an opportunity for those who fell victim to the cruel ploy of youth medical transitioning to educate others. Many victims of transitioning have been separated from their families, had their healthy bodies permanently mutilated, and seen their mental health ignored and further devastated. Voices of...
Opinion
It is logically inconsistent to not support COVID-19 vaccination mandates?
Argument: If you are for the school system requiring students to be immunized against diseases, and COVID-19 is just another disease for which a reliable, safe vaccine is readily available, then you should not be against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines in schools. Readers may recognize that this is a syllogism—that is, it is an argument consisting...
