A victory for pro-choice advocates. North Carolina bill “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” has been blocked. The Republican-led House failed to override a veto by Governor Roy Cooper. The bill, if passed, would have determined any baby born during an abortion as a legal person, therefore it would have the…
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North Carolina’s First Black Female Chief Justice Wants to Bring ‘Hope and Promise’
North Carolina, a state with its own long history of racism, has just sworn in Cheri Beasley, the first female Black Chief Justice on the State Supreme court. Beasley hopes her appointment will bring “a lot of hope and promise” to the state and to young people, since the bench…
NC Bathroom Bill Repeal Still Discriminatory, Activists Call it a 'Sell Out'
North Carolina’s repeal of House Bill 2, or the “bathroom bill,” has left few people satisfied, and North Carolina’s economic future remains unclear. House Bill 142 repeals HB2 in its entirety. But it leaves regulating access to public showers and bathrooms up to state legislators. It also prevents local governments…
North Carolina Fails to Repeal Bathroom Bill
North Carolina Republicans backed out of what was supposed to be a clean repeal of House Bill 2, known as HB2, or the “bathroom bill.” HB2 prevents cities and localities from putting in place anti-discrimination policies regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. It also forces transgender people to use the…