“We all deserve access to health care based on our medical needs and doctor’s best judgment. If this bill becomes law, doctors may be forced to take babies that have no chance of survival from their parents’ arms to make futile life-saving efforts. Medical professionals are trained to make...
“We know that people of color are far more likely to suffer unfair and unnecessary harm when law enforcement is given broad discretion to arrest, charge, and severely punish people. This will surely be the insidious legacy of HB 805 if the N.C. Senate fails to prevent its passage.
“This law is needed to protect incarcerated people who experience dehumanizing, demeaning, and demoralizing practices that continue the disgraceful legacy of violating Black women’s reproductive rights and dignity,” said Kristie Puckett-Williams, the Statewide Campaign for Smart Justice...
RALEIGH, N.C. - A measure that would impose harsh criminal penalties for protesters charged with rioting is quickly moving through the state legislature. An ACLU of North Carolina analysis of HB 805 outlines what, if it’s enacted, would change from the current law, including incr