HIV Cases Are up in N.C., but Testing Is Down
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Even as vaccines temper the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, North Carolina advocates gathered to remind lawmakers that the country remains in the middle of another pandemic.
The South is ground zero for new HIV cases within the United States, and the Tar Heel state is no exception.
âAfter last year, there are a lot of people out there who are probably walking around with an STI, hepatitis, or HIV who are not aware of it,â Jacquelyn Clymore, HIV, STD, and hepatitis director at the Department of Health and Human Services. She spoke during âHIV Virtually Speaks on Jones Street 2021â last week, an HIV and hepatitis advocacy day hosted by the NC AIDS Action Network (NCAAN) and the Southern AIDS Coalition.
The N.C. General Assembly could go on record opposing court-packing proposals in Washington, D.C. A state House committee approved a resolution Tuesday that would urge Congress to pursue a permanent nine-member U.S. Supreme Court.
House Joint Resolution 286 would call on Congress to propose a “Keep Nine Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution. It would consist of one simple sentence: “The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of nine Justices.”
The idea generated less than 10 minutes of debate before winning approval in the House Federal Relations and Indian Affairs Committee.
“I listen to the news media just like you and everyone else,” said Rep. Howard Penny, R-Harnett, a primary sponsor. “There’s a movement at the national level. You hear speculation of up to 13 [justices}.”
Momnibus bills moving through NC General Assembly Shawna De La Rosa | Apr 19, 2021
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The North Carolina General Assembly is taking on the issue of Black maternal mortality this session with bills in both chambers aimed at improving health outcomes for Black birthing people. The bills, referred to as the North Carolina Momnibus Act, also address the social determinants and the implicit biases among health care professionals that may impact the mortality rate disparity.
Senate Bill 632 and H 507 are identical bills. They would address issues such as requiring the creation of a funded Social Determinants of Maternal Health Task Force within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the creation of a Maternal Mortality Prevention Grant Program and would require DHHS to work with community-based organizations led by Black women that serve Black birthing people and a historically Black college or university to create an evidence-based implicit bia
North Carolina Still Allows Professionals to Practice Conversion Therapy on Minors
For 14 months, Seven Atsilaâs life was a nightmare.Â
The then 15-year-old Waxhaw resident, who was assigned female at birth but now identifies as two-spirit, an indigenous term used to describe someone who has both masculine and feminine traits, had been struggling with his gender identity along with other behavioral issues.Â
His parents thought it would be helpful to enroll Atsila at Solstice East, a treatment center outside of Asheville for adolescent girls struggling with everything from ADHD and academic issues to substance abuse and addiction, in 2015.Â
This is where Atsila, now 22, says he was forced to undergo conversion therapy while he continued to struggle with his gender identity.
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