Tag Archives: North Carolina

Dealing with the implications of forced sterilization

By Samhita | Published: June 21, 2011
TweetMotivated by eugenics the United States has a long and dirty history with the use of forced or mandatory sterilization in the name of weeding out society’s ills. The United States was also the first country to implement laws motivated by eugenics and initially focused on people with developmental and physical disabilities, but spread to [...]
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North Carolina passes “Women’s Right to Know” Act

By Samhita | Published: June 9, 2011
TweetYesterday, North Carolina House voted 71-48 to pass the “Women’s Right to Know” Act which forces women to wait 24 hours to have an abortion, forces them to see a sonogram and feeds them “information” about the risks of abortion. Because nothing says ‘I love you women of North Carolina’ like forcing state mandates on [...]
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North Carolina hospitals can no longer discriminate based on gender identity

By Miriam | Published: January 5, 2011
TweetAs of January 1st, the North Carolina Patient Bill of Rights has been changed to include a prohibition on discriminating against patients based on gender identity. “The updated non-discrimination rule in the Patient’s Bill of Rights will help ensure that transgender patients know their rights and health care providers know they must provide the same [...]
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