PR: General Assembly upholds parental rights passing SB 49
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June 28, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPHOLDS PARENTAL RIGHTS PASSING SB 49
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the passage of SB 49, “Parents Bill of Rights” in the General Assembly:
“Parental rights form the brick and mortar of the wall protecting the family from government intrusion, and since 1923 the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized parents’ rights as fundamental. Recent polling shows 80.8% believe parents should have access to curriculum, materials and resources being used in their child’s classroom and 71% believe they should play a significant role in the curriculum development process. At least 26 states have taken action to support the rights of parents, and it is time for North Carolina to stand up and do the same.
“Parents are fed up with public schools and healthcare professionals counteracting their values, hiding critical information about their children, encouraging their children to adopt identities and lifestyles that are harmful, using obscene books and materials in the classroom, teaching LGBT ideologies and how-to’s to their children, and hiding and encouraging their children to consent to medical treatments that should be solely their responsibility. The Parents Bill of Rights is a good first step to addressing some of these problems. I urge Governor Cooper to put parents and children before politics, and swiftly sign SB 49 into law.”
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PR: Bill shielding minors from medicalized transitioning approved by General Assembly
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June 28, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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BILL SHIELDING MINORS FROM MEDICALIZED TRANSITIONING APPROVED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the passage of the “HB 808” in the General Assembly which would protect minors from surgical and chemical castration:
“HB 808 is compassionate legislation, giving minors the benefit of becoming an adult before making life-altering, irreversible changes to their bodies just to make them appear more like the opposite sex. Gender confused minors across North Carolina have been lured by medical and trans activists into believing the lie that body mutilation and damaging their development with off-label cancer drugs and cross sex hormones is the cure for their mental health issues. The science shows that suicide increases by over 40% after medical transitioning, proving that it doesn’t work. Widely accepted studies show that 85% of gender confused minors who are not medically transitioned desist from their dysphoria, yet the gender transitioning industry continues to line its pockets to fuel this billion-dollar child abuse industry.
We have worked with de-transitioners and the parents of children who have transitioned, and we have been touched by their stories of regret and suffering. We are thankful to be part of this effort to shield children from permanent suffering caused by gender transitioning, and we urge Governor Cooper to choose children over activists.”
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PR: “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” heads to Governor Cooper’s desk
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June 22, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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“FAIRNESS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS ACT” HEADS TO GOVERNOR COOPER’S DESK
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the passage of the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” in the General Assembly:
“Today the General Assembly affirmed the rights under Title IX of female student athletes in North Carolina. Women and girls who train for countless hours and years in their sports will have a level playing field, and their opportunities will be protected if this legislation becomes law. This bill will also guard the safety of females. The severe injuries of Payton McNabb caused by the strength of a trans athlete shows bodies play sports, not identities. State and national polling shows support for this type of legislation is overwhelmingly high, and I urge Governor Cooper to side with women and girls by signing this bill into law. I look forward to North Carolina joining the other 21 states which have enacted this type of pro-woman legislation for female athletes.”
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