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PR: Parents Protection Act Passes in NC Senate

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May 7th, 2025
Contact: Ashley Vaughan
ashley@ncvalues.org

PARENTS PROTECTION ACT PASSES IN NC SENATE

RALEIGH, NC — Today, the North Carolina Senate passed SB 442, the Parents Protection Act, on a 32 – 13 vote to shield parents who refuse gender transition interventions from losing custody and facing prosecution, and to facilitate adoptions. The bill now moves to the North Carolina House for consideration.

In response to a growing number of cases across the country where parents have lost custody of their children for not supporting gender-transition interventions, SB 442 establishes legal protections for biological and adoptive parents. The legislation ensures that raising a child according to biological reality cannot be considered child abuse or reason for loss of custody under North Carolina law.

“No parent should ever face the nightmare of losing custody of their child simply for refusing to go along with dangerous and unproven gender transition interventions,” said Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of the NC Values Coalition. “We are grateful the NC Senate passed the Parents Protection Act because it ensures that loving and responsible parenting is not a crime. Parents should be able to make decisions for the well-being of their children without fear of the government taking their child away.”

What SB 442 Does:

Protects parental rights by making clear that raising a child in accordance with their biological sex—whether in name, pronouns, or medical care—does not constitute child abuse under North Carolina law.
Shields adoptive parents from being denied placements or licensure simply because they decline to support a child’s gender transition.
Clarifies criminal law so that such parenting decisions cannot be used as the basis for misdemeanor or felony child abuse charges.
Affirms religious liberty by allowing parents and families to raise children consistent with their deeply held beliefs without facing legal consequences.

Medical experts are backing away from the use of gender-transition interventions on minors. Research shows that 60% of children who socially transition go on to pursue medical interventions which can have long-term harms, including sterility, cardiovascular damage, loss of bone density, and long-term psychological effects. In light of these concerns, over a dozen U.S. states and several European nations have begun restricting such treatments for minors. Last week the US Department of Health and Human Services released a new report calling for greater use of psychotherapy for youth with gender dysphoria and stating that there is “deep uncertainty about the purported benefits” of gender transition interventions.

The bill also invalidates current NC DHHS policy that has made religious adoptive parents vulnerable to disqualification. It ensures that no family can be denied the opportunity to care for a child simply because they won’t support gender transition—a provision that both protects religious liberty and helps address the urgent need for families.

The bill is sponsored by Reps. Donnie Loftis, Neal Jackson, Brian Biggs, and Jennifer Balkcom.

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PR: HB 606 Passes in NC House
PR: HB 606 Passes in NC House

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PR: HB 606 Passes in NC House

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May 7th, 2025
Contact: Ashley Vaughan
ashley@ncvalues.org

HB 606 PASSES IN NC HOUSE

RALEIGH, NC — Yesterday, HB 606, a bill aimed at protecting victims of gender transitioning, passed in the NC House by a vote of 69-41. The bill extends the statute of limitations for medical malpractice for gender transition procedures to 10 years after the minor’s 18th birthday. This will ensure that victims of gender transition procedures in North Carolina are able to receive appropriate relief for the injuries they have sustained.

“North Carolina has a duty to protect the victims of experimental and harmful gender transition interventions,” said NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald. “These victims were misled by a medical system that prioritized ideology and profit over patient care – and they should be able to seek justice for the harm done to them. Extending the statute of limitations will give victims the necessary time to discover the full scope of the damages, some of which do not become apparent for many years. We owe it to the victims of reckless gender mutilation to make this right.”

The bill is sponsored by Reps. Jonathan Almond, Dean Arp, Dennis Riddell, and John Blust.

Background:

For years the medical community has profited off of gender transition procedures without evidence of the efficacy or long-term consequences. Now, North Carolinians like Prisha Moseley are experiencing first-hand the devastation caused by these unproven and irreversible procedures. Prisha underwent gender transition treatments in Gaston County, NC, and as a result she suffers from permanent physical damage and emotional distress. But because of the current statute of limitations in NC, she has been denied the right to seek justice for the malpractice that left her permanently scarred and a lifetime patient.

The long-term harms of experimental gender transition interventions are only now becoming fully understood. Irreversible and dangerous effects of these interventions include stunted growth, decreased bone density, sterility, an increased risk of heart disease and cancer, and psychological damage. Importantly, some of these harms do not appear until many years after the treatments have been administered.

Around the world, more countries are realizing the dangers of gender transition interventions for children and are moving away from them. Last week the US Department of Health and Human Services released a new report stating there is “deep uncertainty about the purported benefits” of gender transition interventions for treating gender dysphoria in children. More than 25 states, including North Carolina, have enacted bans on gender-affirming treatments for minors, citing the significant risks. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has raised alarms, citing the lack of conclusive evidence supporting the efficacy of surgical interventions for gender dysphoria. Authorities in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and the United Kingdom have conducted in-depth reviews, finding that the harms of these interventions are far-reaching and the benefits largely unproven and these nations are now scaling back on such treatments for minors.

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Recap: NC Values Press Conference in Support of HB 606 and HB 791
Recap: NC Values Press Conference in Support of HB 606 and HB 791

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Recap: NC Values Press Conference in Support of HB 606 and HB 791

(Payton McNabb)

(Stacy Metcalf)

(Chloe Button)

(Chloe Howe)

This morning, NC Values hosted a powerful press conference at the NC General Assembly in support of HB 606 and SB 516/HB 791—two bills that stand up for women, girls, and detransitioners in North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/AuI3b81b3C
— 🧭 NC Values (@NCValues) April 30, 2025

(Full Press Conference)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30th, 2025
Contact: Ashley Vaughan
ashley@ncvalues.org

Recap: NC Values Coalition Press Conference in Support of Women’s Safety and Protection Act and Extending the Statute of Limitations for Detransitioners

This morning the NC Values Coalition hosted a press conference in support of HB 606, a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for detransitioners to sue for medical malpractice, and SB 516/HB 791, the Women’s Safety and Protection Act.

Speaking in support of the bills, NC Values Coalition Executive Directive Tami Fitzgerald said, “We need to roll back the harmful effects of gender ideology in NC by protecting women and girls from policies that deprive them of safety and privacy, and by creating a path to justice for detransitioners who have been taken advantage of for profit and are now suffering from irreversible, life-long damage to their bodies.”

Speakers in support of HB 606 included two detransitioners, Prisha Mosely and Elle Palmer. They shared their stories of the mental and physical problems they continue to experience as a result of the gender transition interventions they underwent.

Speakers in support of SB 516/HB 791 included Payton McNabb, Stacy Metcalf from Moms For Liberty, Chloe Button (an 8th grader from Buncombe County), Chloe Howe from NC Values Coalition (sharing the story of Ruby Leis, a high schooler from Asheville).

Background:

HB 606 would extend the statute of limitations for detransitioners to sue for medical malpractice. In the past decade, countless patients have undergone irreversible gender transition interventions believing they were scientifically sound and necessary for their mental well-being. But these interventions were not supported by science and, in many cases, used with vulnerable minors and young adults who could not fully comprehend the long-term impact of their decisions. Furthermore, the full extent of the damage from these interventions often is not revealed until years later. Victims may not discover issues like infertility, long-term psychological effects, or physical complications including cancer and bone density loss for many years. HB 606 extends the statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits related to gender transition interventions to 10 years.

The Women’s Safety and Protection Act (SB 516 /HB 791) defines the two sexes based on biology, not identity, so that laws and policies meant to protect women and girls are not invalidated by males identifying as females. It also designates private spaces – restrooms, locker rooms, sleeping quarters, and changing rooms – by biological sex, not identity, in specific settings including schools, prisons, and rape crisis centers. When women and girls are robbed of their privacy, safety, and dignity when men and boys are allowed to enter their private spaces. NC schools should never be allowed to adopt policies that put girls on the front lines of the gender ideology confusion. And NC should not jeopardize female inmates’ safety and privacy by allowing men in private women’s spaces in correctional facilities.

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