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1 week ago |
northcarolinahealthnews.org | Grace Vitaglione |Rachel Crumpler
State lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly are pondering another bill that would affect transgender people — the latest in a string of legislation targeting this population that has been introduced in recent years. Some of it has become law. Senate Republicans added language to House Bill 805, which was originally written to regulate online pornography, that would recognize only two sexes in state government rules and public policies. The language echoes President Donald Trump’s Jan.
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1 week ago |
buff.ly | Grace Vitaglione |Rachel Crumpler
State lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly are pondering another bill that would affect transgender people — the latest in a string of legislation targeting this population that has been introduced in recent years. Some of it has become law. Senate Republicans added language to House Bill 805, which was originally written to regulate online pornography, that would recognize only two sexes in state government rules and public policies. The language echoes President Donald Trump’s Jan.
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1 month ago |
wunc.org | Grace Vitaglione |Rachel Crumpler
Update May 6: The House voted 68-41 to pass House Bill 519. Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives have introduced a bill seeking to limit confidentiality between minors and their health providers — and to grant parents greater access to their children’s medical records and decision-making. Lead bill sponsor Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Hendersonville, introduced House Bill 519 at the House Rules Committee on May 5, where it passed.
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1 month ago |
northcarolinahealthnews.org | Grace Vitaglione |Rachel Crumpler
Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives considered several bills affecting transgender youth this week. House Bill 606, which passed the House on May 6, would extend the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims for minors who underwent a gender transition. House Bill 560 would prevent abuse or neglect allegations from being based on not accepting a children’s gender identity.
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2 months ago |
northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban |Rachel Crumpler |Taylor Knopf |Grace Vitaglione
When federal health officials announced late last month what top officials called a “dramatic restructuring” of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the department’s secretary, claimed: “Over time, bureaucracies like HHS become wasteful and inefficient even when most of their staff are dedicated and competent civil servants.
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