PR: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides NC taxpayers must pay for state employee gender transitions
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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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PR: Biden Administration weakens Title IX protections for women
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April 19, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WEAKENS TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN
NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald made a statement today regarding the Biden Administration’s changes to Title IX which were announced this morning:
“The Biden Administration is at it again. This time, through regulations, bureaucrats have altered Title IX to advance its woke agenda at the expense of parents, students and teachers. The changes redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ and ‘sexual orientation.’ In time, through additional regulation and complicit activist judges, the long-championed protections for women will be obliterated.
“While deferring to another pending rule addressing sports teams or living facilities directly, the regulations set the stage for the inevitable collapse of Title IX’s protection for female athletes and female privacy. Under the regulations’ new definition of ‘sex’ and the redefinition of a ‘hostile environment harassment,’ school personnel could be forced to use ‘preferred names and pronouns.’ In the name of safety, information about their child’s transgender status could be withheld from parents.
“Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was enacted to advance opportunities for women in education and athletics. Millions of women, in both academics and sports, have benefited from this law. NC Values will continue to fight for females, teachers and parents through elections, policy and the courts.”
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PR: North Carolina state senator abuses power in harassment of NC pregnancy care centers.
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April 17, 2024
Contact: Laura Macklem
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE SENATOR ABUSES POWER IN HARASSMENT OF NC PREGNANCY CARE CENTERS
State Senator Gladys Robinson violated North Carolina statutes in a harassing request sent to pregnancy care centers who are members of the N.C. Pregnancy Care Fellowship in an obvious effort to intimidate the organization from applying for future state funds. The Pregnancy Care Fellowship distributes funds to approximately 80 pregnancy care centers around the state to provide support and supplies to pregnant mothers in crisis.
On letterhead from the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, Senator Robinson, incorrectly acting on behalf of the Commission, sent a letter citing N.C. General Statute 120-75.1(6) as her authority for requesting an extensive list of information, threatening criminal penalties for non-compliance if a 60-question survey was not answered. The four-page questionnaire contains unlawful inquiries pertaining to operations and services paid for independently. In addition, N.C. General Statute 120-77(a)(1)(c) states that the “Commission,” not individual members, has the authority to make auditing requests of non-State recipients of public funds.
“North Carolina law states the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations is authorized to send a request for information, not an individual member. This letter is a violation of state statutes, is an abuse of power, and is clearly intended to intimidate these non-profits who do nothing but help pregnant women in crisis,” said NC Values Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald. “Pro-abortion activist members of the General Assembly have been trying to bully pregnancy care centers with their disinformation campaign and are now going the extra mile with unethical authoritarian tactics.”
Last fall State Senator Natasha Marcus, Representatives Julie von Haefen and Maria Cervania made wild misrepresentations about pregnancy care centers, protesting the state funding intended to help pregnant mothers in crisis with free medical care, diapers, groceries, counseling, baby clothes and more. Senator Marcus even admitted “we haven’t been able to ensure we have all the relevant information” during a dramatic floor speech full of slander against pregnancy care centers and their operators.
“Pregnancy care centers help pregnant women and their babies, but the billion-dollar abortion industry and their surrogates only offer death as a solution to pregnant women in crisis and continue to stoop lower and lower with their sordid tactics,” said Fitzgerald. “Senator Robinson’s unethical request exceeded her legislative authority, bullied pregnancy care centers, and betrayed pregnant women all over North Carolina who desperately need support and care.”
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