PR: Bill to fast track permanent placement of drug addicted babies gets approval from House committee
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May 2, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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BILL TO FAST TRACK PERMANENT PLACEMENT OF DRUG ADDICTED BABIES GETS APPROVAL FROM HOUSE COMMITTEE
NC Values Coalition Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today on the advancement of HB 647, the “Expedite Child Permanency” bill which would ensure that drug addicted babies who enter state custody, are immediately placed in foster care and placed in permanent homes within one year. The legislation also states any person a neglected child has resided with for 15 months may petition for termination of parental rights.
“North Carolina needs to ensure helpless, innocent babies who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction can recover in a safe environment and be given the care they need. A baby born on opioids, for instance, requires two months of careful monitoring in a NICU, a slow weaning of the substance. They cry inconsolably for hours and days on end, and must be watched over by guardians who are sober and responsible,” said Fitzgerald. “The average addicted mother will relapse five times over a number of years before staying consistently clean, and during that time children often end up in foster care, not able to bond with permanent parents and eventually aging out of adoptability. This legislation would put children, not adults, first allowing them to be placed in a loving home within a year. Every child deserves a family, and to be safe.”
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PR: School choice bill allowing education dollars to follow NC students moves forward
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May 2, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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SCHOOL CHOICE BILL ALLOWING EDUCATION DOLLARS TO FOLLOW NC STUDENTS MOVES FORWARD
“Choose Your School, Choose Your Future,” a bill which would empower parents of all income levels to send their children to any school using public education dollars, passed House Education K-12 Committee today. Parents testified at the hearing, detailing how school choice has helped their children flourish, and that vouchers would relieve their financial burdens, and expand opportunities for every child. NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald remarked on this bill, HB 823, after its passing.
“NC Values is encouraged to see this vital school choice bill advance so parents can choose the very best school for their children. Parents know best,” said Fitzgerald. “Public schools in our state are failing our children, evidenced by abysmal test scores, violence, rampant indoctrination and pornography in school libraries. If the public school system was doing its job, so many parents would not be anxious to flee the system. This legislation will allow students to reach their full potential instead of being stuck in a school that doesn’t work for them.”
NC Values will hold two Mama Bear Workshops in August to inform the community about school choice options and a presentation on how to identify and combat school indoctrination.
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PR: Bill to shield minors from surgical transitioning advances
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May 2, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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BILL TO SHIELD MINORS FROM SURGICAL TRANSITIONING ADVANCES
The “Youth Health Protection Act,” passed in the House Health Committee, and because of time constraints, only Representatives Hugh Blackwell (HD86) and Ken Fontenot (HD24) gave remarks about the legislation. NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald commented on today’s hearing.
“I agree with Representative Fontenot that medical transitioning of minors is done in the name of equity and diversity, not based on sound science, and their comorbidities are recklessly being ignored to fast track medicalization. Children are being irreversibly damaged at the hands of medical and trans activists,” said Fitzgerald. “Gender mutilation of girls is already against North Carolina law, and it’s time to extend those protections to boys. Children are being sterilized, castrated and given mastectomies with experimental transitioning in North Carolina at medical facilities such as Cone Health, ECU, Duke, UNC, and Levine Children’s Hospital. HB 808 is needed to protect children from the devastating, life-altering effects of gender surgery.”
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