The North Carolina General Assembly session began January 30, 2013. Please stay tuned to this page for updates on legislation to watch in North Carolina.
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Bill Number | Bill Description | Bill Status |
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No NC Exchange/No Medicaid Expansion - This bill clarifies the State's intent not ot run a state or partnership health benefits exchange and to reject the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid Expansion. |
Signed by the Governor 3/6/2013. |
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Mandates that NC Public Schools teach that abortions lead to future pre-term births despite the fact that this is unsupported by medical science and not recognized by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association or the Centers for Disease Control. |
Passed out of the Senate on 5/13 (38-10). Sent to the House. Referred to House Health & Human Services Committee |
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Provides monetary compensation to victims of involuntary sterilization. |
Referred to Appropriations/Base Budget. |
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Amends the "So-Called Women's Right to Know Act" and add additional barriers for women seeking access to safe and legal abortion care. |
Referred to Senate Rules. Dead for this session. |
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Requires written consent for minors seeking medical services for any of the following: substance abuse, mental illness, emotional disturbances, STD testing and treatment, prenancy testing. |
Referred to Senate Health. Dead for this session. |
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Requires written parental consent for minors seeking medical services for any of the following: substance abuse, mental illness, STD testing & treatment, emotional disturbances and pregnancy. |
Passed House Health, Re-referred to House Judiciary. Dead for this session. |
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Imposes burdensome, administrative barriers to make it more difficult for schools to provide students with the medically-accurate health information they need to make lifelong healthy decisions. |
Referred to House Education. Dead for this session. |
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Interferes with the doctor/patient relationship by requiring doctors to become investigators and patients their suspects. |
Passed House, sent to Senate. Referred to Senate Rules. |
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Originally extended the current denial clause to allow employers who are morally opposed to birth control, to deny women contraceptive coverage under their employee benefits plan. This was amended out. Now the bill contains numerous bans on insurance coverage of abortion care including through the Exchange and for County and Municipal Employees. |
Passed House. Sent to Senate. |
