As the NCGOP pushes for abortion bans, medical students are joining doctors and medical professionals across NC who are sounding the alarm about the harmful impact of erasing the crucial reproductive health care option.
The creation of this new unit of NCDPS comes at a time when Republicans in the General Assembly are working to weaken gun laws.
The 988 suicide prevention hotline, aimed at helping LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, is expanding its services by rolling out 24/7 text message and chat services amid a mental health crisis.
“Helping those who are hungry is always important, but right now it is urgent. We in the legal community here in North Carolina can make a real impact fighting hunger in our state,” stated AG Josh Stein.
Medicaid expansion would also expand much-needed healthcare access for rural communities, create tens of thousands of jobs, and make investments in the state’s hospitals.
According to a shocking new report from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force, in 2021 children here were 51% more likely to die from gun violence than children in the U.S. as a whole.
“We know from years of research and use that medication abortion is safe and effective – there’s no medical reason for politicians to interfere or restrict access to it,” said Orange County OB/GYN Dr. Amy Bryant.
“We adamantly oppose any new abortion restrictions,” a letter signed by more than 1,000 North Carolina healthcare professionals stated.
“Since we all agree this is the right thing to do, we should make it effective now to make sure we leverage the money that will save our rural hospitals and invest in mental health,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
The goal of the Fentanyl Control Unit that AG Josh Stein hopes to create would be to help local district attorneys handle large-scale fentanyl trafficking, wiretap, and overdose cases