1.
BAD BILL: This bill is really bad
Last week, we shared with you the gruesome news that Planned
Parenthood was planning to put $10 million this year into undoing all
of the hard pro-life work we’ve been doing in our state. That’s double
what they spent in the 2022 election.
It is no small amount. Ten million dollars buys a massive amount of
advertising and voter engagement. If you’re curious about what Planned
Parenthood is looking to buy in North Carolina through pro-abortion
legislators they get elected, look no further than this monstrosity:
HB 908, the so-called “Decriminalize Reproductive Health Act.”
This bill is typical of the sort we see pro-abortion legislators
propose every year. On the very first day of the short session, bill
sponsor Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams and 17 other Democrats made their
legislative intentions clear: with HB 908, the issue of abortion is
front and center.
The abortion bill is really bad: https://ncvalues.org/this-is-really-bad/
On the topic, also check out this story from USA Today
that featured our executive director, Tami Fitzgerald, and abortion in
North Carolina: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/28/2024-ballot-measures-abortion-travel/73411930007/
2. NC VALUES: Meet our newest team member,
Jacob Arthur!
With the start of the short session, our team has been on the
ground advancing your pro-life, pro-family, and pro-religious freedom
values. This week I've been joined by one of our newest team members,
and a name and face I wanted to introduce you to.
Meet Jacob Arthur, serving NC Values in government
affairs. Since graduating from law school Jacob has operated his own
solo practice, focusing on small business law. He has also acted as
general counsel/operations officer for a local construction company.
His family is extremely active in their local church, where Jacob has
been an Adult Sunday School Teacher, ordained as a deacon, and is a
past Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Jacob and his wife Lisa, also a Raleigh native, currently make
their home in North Raleigh with their four children. We're now
blessed to have him sharing your values with legislators down in the
General Assembly.
We hope you join us in giving him a warm welcome!
To learn more about Jacob, and the rest of our growing team, check
out ncvalues.org/team/
For an example of the types of issues we’ll be advancing in the
legislature, check out this recently published op-ed by our legal
counsel, Mary Summa, entitled “Parental
notification of name change in school isn’t
enough.”
3. YOU'RE INVITED: 2024 Legislative Day of
Action on May 15th
Our annual Legislative Day of Action is on May 15th, 2024. We’ll be
meeting at 10am in front of the Legislative Building (16 W Jones St.,
Raleigh, NC).
We could use your help. Our Legislative Day of Action is one of the
opportunities we provide to help you share your voice with your
representatives. This year, our legislative effort is focused on
strengthening parental rights by: 1) restoring parental medical
rights, 2) removing obscene books in schools, and 3) adding civil
penalties for violation of SB49.
If those issues are important to you, In addition to joining us for
our in-person event, would you consider visiting ncvalues.org/parents and signing our
petition to strengthen parental rights legislation in North
Carolina?
We hope to see you in the capital. If you would like to join us,
contact Courtney at [email protected].
Read more: https://ncvalues.org/event/2024-legislative-day-of-action/
4. BLOOMBERG LAW: Some North Carolina Abortion Pill Laws Are
Preempted, Judge Says
"North Carolina laws exceeding US Food and Drug Administration
limitations on the prescribing of the abortion-inducing drug
mifepristone are preempted by federal law, a federal judge ruled on
Tuesday.
However, Judge Catherine Eagles in Greensboro added, state laws
‘that focus more on the practice of medicine and a patient’s informed
consent,’ that haven’t been addressed by the FDA, don’t frustrate
congressional purpose and are not preempted.
Eagles’ 49-page ruling granted summary judgment in favor of the
plaintiff, Dr. Amy Bryant on the former, and in favor of intervening
state lawmakers on the latter. North Carolina Attorney General Josh
Stein, a Democrat, had sided with Bryant, the judge
explained.”
This is unfortunate news.
Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/some-north-carolina-abortion-pill-laws-are-preempted-judge-says
"All 72,000 applicants for Opportunity Scholarships this year are
one step closer to securing awards after the North Carolina Senate
passed a funding boost for the program on Thursday.
