PR: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides NC taxpayers must pay for state employee gender transitions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 29, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DECIDES NC TAXPAYERS MUST PAY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE GENDER TRANSITIONS

NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision which states that North Carolina taxpayers must pay for gender transitioning procedures for state employees. An opinion on the case, Kadell v. Folwell, was released today.

“The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has incorrectly decided that forcing states and taxpayers to foot the bill for genital mutilation and chemical castration is now a Constitutional right.  It is unthinkable that taxpayers would be forced to support such harmful, unethical, and permanently life-altering devastation to people who suffer from mental disorders,” said Fitzgerald. “This is the new eugenics, and history will judge this Court harshly for failing to follow the science, common sense, and the will of the people.  We applaud Treasurer Folwell for protecting this vulnerable population, and for standing up for the right of taxpayers to say ‘no’ to elective procedures that are not supported by science and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.”

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