NORTH CAROLINA FAMILY POLICY FACTS November 11, 2011

RESEARCH AND ISSUES

Why Marriage Makes the Difference--Glenn Stanton talks about the harms of living together before marriage, and explains why marriage benefits both adults and children. (Nov 11) listen
2011 Votes Paper--This valuable resource highlights important votes by the General Assembly during the 2011 legislative session. Every Senate and House member's votes on these issues are included. more

TOP STORIES
More Defend Informed Consent Law--Two national pro-life groups are seeking to defend North Carolina's new informed consent law on behalf of a group of North Carolina physicians, post-abortive women, and pregnancy resource centers. (Nov 11) more
Voting District Lawsuits Filed--A coalition of citizens from across the state filed a lawsuit last week in Wake County Superior Court, challenging the new voting districts approved by the North Carolina General Assembly this summer.

Legislative Update

Legislators returned to Raleigh this week, but this latest special session was over almost as soon as it began. Although there was speculation that substantive policy issues might be considered, including rumors of a proposal to expand gambling for the Cherokee, legislators stuck to the task of passing bills to correct errors in the redistricting maps that had been approved earlier this year.


Traditionally, the legislature would not be scheduled to return until the regular short session on May 16, 2012, but in the adjournment resolution passed late Monday evening, three additional special sessions were scheduled: a three-day session starting on November 27, and brief sessions from February 16-18 and April 23-25. It is likely that these sessions, especially the one later this month, will deal with policy decisions that will impact the family.

Abstinence--Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has sponsored H.R. 2874-The Abstinence Education Reallocation Act, a bill to renew the emphasis of abstinence education in public schools and reduce the funding disparities between abstinence education and comprehensive sex education. While the bill has 47 cosponsors so far, including North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-2) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-3), the National Abstinence Education Association is seeking to gain as many cosponsors as possible for the bill.

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