By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 14, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court dodged the question on the safety of the abortion pill this week when it unanimously ruled that a coalition of pro-life doctors and medical groups did not have legal standing to bring the case. In a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Brett […]
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Crackdown on ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Gains Momentum with N.C. House Approval
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League June 14, 2024 A bipartisan coalition of North Carolina legislators this week passed a bill that would ban so-called “gas station heroin,” a drug that can cause seizures, loss of consciousness and even death but is widely available and often abused by teens. By a vote of 110-0, the […]
Legal Battle Over NC Abortion Pill Regulations Highlights Broader National Abortion Debates
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 7, 2024 Abortion pill regulations designed to protect the health of North Carolina women and to give their unborn babies a better chance at life have been struck down by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Monday ruled that mifepristone can be taken outside of […]
Most Significant Abortion Case Since Roe v. Wade: What Will SCOTUS Rule on the Abortion Pill?
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 29, 2024 In what some media outlets called the most significant abortion case since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments regarding mifepristone, one of two medications used in chemical abortions, and the FDA’s removal of safeguards surrounding the drug. […]
Medication Abortions on the Rise: Guttmacher Institute’s Latest Report Raises Concerns
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League March 22, 2023 The Guttmacher Institute released its U.S. abortion report for 2023 this past week, and the numbers are devastating. An estimated 1,026,690 babies killed in the womb, up 10 percent since 2020. Some 44,700 of those took place in North Carolina, which is 12,970 more than in […]
North Carolina Legislators Take Aim at Dangerous ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Drug
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League February 23, 2024 North Carolina legislators are moving to ban a drug known as tianeptine that the federal FDA warns is dangerous but that is widely available in stores and is often called “gas station heroin” for its impact on the body. Although tianeptine is not regulated in the […]
The Rising Concern Over ‘Gas Station Heroin’: Warn Your Children
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League January 26, 2024 If it’s not already on your radar, add tianeptine — also known as “gas station heroin” — to your list of things to avoid, and importantly, things to warn your kids about. Sold as a powder, pill or liquid, often under the names “Neptune’s Fix,” “ZaZa […]
FDA’s Abortion Pill Rules are Endangering Women, Human Coalition Tells Supreme Court
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League November 22, 2023 A prominent pro-life organization this month asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require the FDA to uphold “basic safeguards” for the abortion pill regimen that were removed in recent years to the detriment of women’s health. The Human Coalition filed its friend-of-the-court brief in a case, […]
Medical Marijuana: ‘You Are Not Qualified to Be Making This Decision,’ Opponent Tells NC Legislators
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 2, 2023 Promoters of Senate Bill 3 have named it the Compassionate Care Act, but is legalizing so-called “medical” marijuana the best way to care for North Carolinians? Members of the House Health Subcommittee heard personal testimony from both sides of the issue Tuesday during a half-hour hearing […]
The Battle Over the Dangerous Abortion Pill is Not Over
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League April 28, 2023 It’s been a week since the Supreme Court ruled that full access to the abortion pill mifepristone can continue, but the battle to protect women and the unborn from the dangerous drug is not over, as a lawsuit in Texas works its way through the lower […]