<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says">Yulia Hicks</a>, a child who was reportedly denied a kidney transplant by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says">Duke Children’s Hospital</a> last year, underwent a successful, life-saving kidney transplant at ECUHealth Medical Center on Thursday.
The North Carolina-based hospital stepped up to help Yulia, who has a genetic kidney disorder that requires a transplant, after her family said last year that Duke was refusing to put the teen on its kidney wait-list because she is unvaccinated against COVID. Notably, the family says Yulia had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cdc-study-natural-immunity-beats-vax-against-delta-variant">already recovered from the virus</a>, but such information was unimportant to Duke Children’s Hospital.
Yulia was sent back for surgery at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, and is currently recovering in the pediatric ICU, Yulia’s mother Chrissy Hicks told The Daily Wire in a phone interview on Friday. The teen&#8217;s surgery went extremely well and relatively quickly. Yulia is expected to leave the hospital on Monday or Tuesday.
&#8220;We found out Friday that we were gonna have surgery this week, and that was just, like, overwhelming because the blessings are just &#8212; it&#8217;s so overwhelming that everything worked out,&#8221; Chrissy told The Daily Wire. &#8220;You know, we had hoped that this would all happen, but then for it to actually happen &#8212; you&#8217;re like, oh my gosh, it really worked, you know?&#8221;
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Yulia&#8217;s donor is a man from Kentucky, who has decided to remain anonymous. The family was told his initials are J.J.
&#8220;If it wasn&#8217;t for the media giving us attention, we would&#8217;ve never found her donor, because he came forward because he saw it in [online],&#8221; Chrissy said. &#8220;He wanted to just test and see if he was a match. We still don&#8217;t know his name, we just know he is from Kentucky and we know his initials are J.J., so he&#8217;s gonna forever be J.J. to us.&#8221;
Chrissy said around 40 people came forward looking to test if they were a match in the wake of conservative media bringing attention to Yulia&#8217;s case.
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The Hicks family asked for prayers for J.J. in an update posted to a <a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/kidneyforyulia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GiveSendGo</a> account for the family. &#8220;Please pray for his recovery. He is a hero,&#8221; it reads.
Chrissy told The Daily Wire that her family is working to get Yulia’s Law passed in North Carolina. The law would bar hospitals from denying people transplants based on their COVID vaccination status. Chrissy would like to see the law go national.
&#8220;It&#8217;s just about medical freedom is what it really comes down to,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not just about Yulia. Through this whole thing, we&#8217;ve had about 10 or 15 people contact us privately and we&#8217;ve been able to send them to hospitals that we know will take them without the vaccine. So it is not just about Yulia; it&#8217;s helping other people already and we&#8217;re hoping we can expand that even more.&#8221;
The family is also pursuing a lawsuit against Duke over the hospital allegedly denying Yulia a place on the transplant list over her COVID vaccination status.
&#8220;We are also still raising money for legal fees for our lawsuit against Duke,&#8221; the GiveSendGo account says. &#8220;What they did to our daughter was unconscionable.&#8221;
Chrissy praised the team at ECUHealth for their care and professionalism.
&#8220;We want to thank the entire team at ECUHealth for everything, especially Dr. Leeser, Dr. Romine, Cynthia Stone, and Allyson Ayers.&#8221; the crowdfunding page reads. &#8220;They are the most caring and professional team that we have encountered on this journey.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says">The Daily Wire</a> reported last year that a phone call, the recording of which was <a href="https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/duke-university-surgeons-are-refusing">obtained</a> by journalist Alex Berenson, reportedly revealed a Duke health official telling the Hicks family that Yulia must get vaccinated against COVID before she could become a candidate for the kidney transplant.
“I can’t require you to do anything. I can recommend these things, but if you don’t follow our recommendations, then Yulia can’t be a transplant candidate here,” the Duke Health kidney specialist reportedly said.
Throughout her interview with The Daily Wire, Chrissy repeatedly gushed over everyone who&#8217;s supported and prayed for Yulia.
&#8220;Thank you,&#8221; Chrissy said. &#8220;Just, thank you. We can never &#8212; &#8216;thank you&#8217; will never be enough. Please keep praying for Yulia&#8217;s recovery and for this angel who saved her, J.J.&#8221;
Chrissy extended an invitation for J.J. to reach out to the family if he ever wanted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mother-of-unvaccinated-girl-denied-kidney-transplant-by-duke-shares-huge-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mother Of Unvaccinated Girl Denied Kidney Transplant By Duke Says Daughter Has Secured Kidney</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democratic</a> Governor Roy Cooper (NC) has declared a &#8220;State of Emergency&#8221; because the GOP-led legislature is about to pass school choice amongst other conservative measures that fight back against radical gender ideology and woke educational policies.
What exactly does a &#8220;state of emergency&#8221; over public education entail? It&#8217;s unclear, but Cooper thought it enough of a crisis to give a press conference and run this banner across governor.nc.gov:
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<a href="https://t.co/8Wp6Cp1jwJ">https://t.co/8Wp6Cp1jwJ</a> right now: <a href="https://t.co/qaJ0Sdbqli">pic.twitter.com/qaJ0Sdbqli</a>
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“It’s clear that the Republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. I’m declaring this a state of emergency because you need to know what’s happening. If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action and tell them to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation,” Cooper said in a press release.
Last week, the North Carolina bill passed a bill that would <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/nc-house-passes-bill-to-expand-private-school-vouchers-by-400-million-eligibility-to-all-family-incomes/20865782/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expand</a> private school vouchers by $400 million, according to WRAL News.
As explained by bill sponsor Representative Tricia Cotham (R-Mecklenberg), all this bill would do is allow parents to send a child to the school that best fits their needs.
“Maybe a kid says they hate school,” Cotham told WRAL. “It’s just not the place, maybe the school is too large, maybe it’s the type of curriculum, maybe they have dyslexia and need another location for them. So this would give families, parents, the opportunity because they know their child the best to say where their child should go to school.”
Many states have similar voucher programs — and a big advocate of those programs is Corey A. DeAngelis.
DeAngelis often proclaims, &#8220;Fund students, not systems.&#8221;
On Monday, DeAngelis called Cooper a &#8220;hypocrite.&#8221;
&#8220;This hypocrite sent his own kid to a private school,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;We&#8217;re freeing families from the clutches of the teachers unions once and for all &amp; there&#8217;s nothing he can do about it.&#8221;
&#8220;We now have a Democrat Governor declaring school choice a &#8216;State of Emergency,'&#8221;  DeAngelis said. &#8220;They&#8217;re losing control over the minds of other people&#8217;s children and they can&#8217;t handle it. Good. Cry harder, @RoyCooperNC&#8221;
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we now have a Democrat Governor declaring school choice a &quot;State of Emergency.&quot;
they&#39;re losing control over the minds of other people&#39;s children and they can&#39;t handle it. good.
cry harder, <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyCooperNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyCooperNC</a>.
&mdash; Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeAngelisCorey/status/1660741508784443406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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DeAngelis seemed confident that school choice would pass — even in spite of Cooper.
&#8220;North Carolina families will get school choice this year and there&#8217;s nothing their hypocrite Governor can do about it,&#8221; he tweeted.
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North Carolina families will get school choice this year and there&#39;s nothing their hypocrite Governor can do about it.
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For his part, Cooper&#8217;s plan to block the legislation includes encouraging North Carolinians to call their representatives to oppose a slew of proposed bills.
The GOP has a supermajority in the legislature of North Carolina. So, to Democrats, GOP officials using legal authority to enact plans that their voters sent them to the office to enact constitutes an &#8220;emergency&#8221; that requires an official declaration.
That sums it all up. Any person, political body, or media outlet that threatens Democrats&#8217; power is treated as an extreme danger that must be thwarted. The North Carolina GOP should wear this declaration as a badge of honor.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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For Real? North Carolina Gov. Declares ‘State Of Emergency’ Because Republican-Led School Choice Is About To Pass

For Real? North Carolina Gov. Declares 'State Of Emergency' Because Republican-Led School Choice Is About To Pass

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North Carolina Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rep-dan-bishop-speaker-fight-helps-republicans-advance-the-ball-gop-majority-must-show-will-on-behalf-of-the-voters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dan Bishop</a> said this week that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bank-of-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bank of America</a> provided the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> with private financial information about anyone who was in Washington, D.C., from January 5-7, 2021. 
Bishop, a member of the Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, said that the federal government had widely victimized Americans through widespread surveillance, even those not accused of any wrongdoing on January 6. 
“Bank of America gave a list to the FBI of anyone who used BofA credit/debit cards in the DC area between Jan 5-7th, 2021 — regardless of whether they participated in the events of Jan. 6th,” he said on Twitter. 
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Bank of America gave a list to the FBI of anyone who used BofA credit/debit cards in the DC area between Jan 5-7th, 2021 &#8211; regardless of whether they participated in the events of Jan. 6th. <a href="https://t.co/C0zBA1AGmy">pic.twitter.com/C0zBA1AGmy</a>
&mdash; Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepDanBishop/status/1659265209725329427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During remarks at a hearing of the committee on Thursday, the North Carolina Republican referenced whistleblower testimony that the bank had voluntarily turned over credit card transactions for anyone who was in the D.C. area around January 6. 
“There are victims all over the place, all of the people who suffered when the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security got involved in censorship with social media platforms, millions and millions of tweets and narratives being taken down, that is victimization at scale,” Bishop said. 
The whistleblower’s claims were highlighted in a <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-05-17-fbi-whistleblower-testimony-highlights-government-abuse-misallocation-of-resources-and-retaliation-sm.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the weaponization committee that characterized the testimony as “highly alarming.”
“The FBI seemingly worked with a major financial institution to receive, without legal process, financial records about Americans who used credit or debit cards to purchase hotels, flights, or firearms in close proximity to January 6, 2021. This invasion of the privacy of American citizens in this manner is decidedly concerning,” the report <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2023-05-17-fbi-whistleblower-testimony-highlights-government-abuse-misallocation-of-resources-and-retaliation-sm.pdf">said</a>. 
Other Republicans backed up Bishop, calling for more protections for the liberty of Americans, with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) referring to the Bank of America’s “astonishing conduct.” 
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“Financial privacy is a cornerstone of individual liberty,” West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore said. “Big banks and big government colluding to violate the privacy of American citizens without a warrant is dangerous and unacceptable.”
In response to the allegations, Bank of America <a href="https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/whistleblowers-claim-fbi-wrongfully-targeted-gun-owners-concerned-parents-marcus-allen-garret-oboyle-and-stephen-friend-weaponization-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that it, “follows all applicable laws and regulatory requirements to receive, evaluate, process, safeguard and narrowly respond to law enforcement requests.”
On Friday, Bishop <a href="https://twitter.com/RepDanBishop/status/1659614327773511701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the FBI was “rotten to the core” in response to another report that the FBI had wrongly accessed data for hundreds of thousands of Americans. 
“Rotten to the core. It’s far past time to cut their budget and institute significant reforms. The weaponization of the federal government must end,” Bishop said.

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This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-republicans-override-democrat-governors-veto-on-abortion-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina GOP Overrides Democrat Abortion Ban Veto </a>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> Republicans voted to override Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roy-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Cooper</a>’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, using their supermajority to put the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pro-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-life measure</a> into law.
The law bans abortions after the first trimester with exceptions for rape or incest until 20 weeks and fetal abnormalities until 24 weeks. The override required all Republicans in the state House, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pushed-me-out-north-carolina-democrat-defects-hands-gop-veto-proof-control-of-legislature" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently defected Democrat</a>, to vote together. The governor had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-heads-toward-veto-showdown-over-abortion-limits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hoped to flip Republicans</a> on the edge of the issue, arguing that it would lead “to harm for pregnant women and their families,” but was unable to do so. The House voted 72-48 to implement the abortion ban.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/philadelphia-democratic-mayoral-primary-winner-hospitalized-misses-victory-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philly Democratic Mayoral Nominee Hospitalized</a>
Cherelle Parker, who on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia’s upcoming mayoral election, was hospitalized later that same day, causing her to miss her victory celebration.
50-year-old Cherelle Parker, who campaigned largely on addressing the city’s recent crime wave, won the Democratic primary with 33% of the vote, defeating former city comptroller Rebecca Rhynhart and progressive candidate Helen Gym. Shortly after her victory, Parker was hospitalized after what her campaign described as “a recent dental issue that required immediate medical attention.” Parker will take on Republican David Oh in the November 7 general election.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fox-news-replaces-its-entire-primetime-lineup-names-3-new-shows-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is This Fox News&#8217; New Prime Time Line Up?</a>
Cable networks Fox News and CNN are both making changes to their primetime lineup. The Drudge Report reported today that Sean Hannity will take over Fox’s 8 p.m. time slot left open by the firing of Tucker Carlson. That same report states that Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfield will also be shifting into primetime. However, Fox News denied the reporting, issuing a statement saying, &#8220;&#8230;no decision has been made on a new prime-time lineup.” Meanwhile, CNN did announce that Kaitlan Collins — who moderated the recent Donald Trump town hall — will take the helm at the network’s 9:00 p.m. show, which had belonged to Chris Cuomo and then Don Lemon.
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/last-ship-leave-ukraine-fate-black-sea-grain-deal-russias-hands-2023-05-17/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine Grain Deal</a>
The governments of Ukraine and Turkey announced an extension of the deal which allows Ukrainian grain to be exported from Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea. Turkey’s president told the media that the deal would be extended for 60 days. The original deal was set to expire this Thursday, and the extension was brokered by the United Nations. Here’s UN World Programme Director Cindy McCain, wife of the late U.S. Senator John McCain, speaking to the importance of the agreement:
<blockquote>Yes, they must renew the deal. … Ukraine used to be pretty much the breadbasket of Europe. And now that&#8217;s not happening. And the grain, we need to get the grain out because it&#8217;s affecting other countries.</blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elizabeth-holmes-must-report-to-prison-pay-452-million-in-restitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Holmes Must Report To Prison, Pay $452 Million In Restitution</a>
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes’ bid to remain out of prison while she appeals the convictions against her.
Holmes, the founder and CEO of failed blood-testing company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/theranos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Theranos</a>, will have to report to prison, leaving behind her current partner and her two young children, both of whom she had after being charged with fraud. According to AP, a date has not been set for when Holmes will have to report to prison. The decision comes nearly three weeks after Holmes’ legal team successfully delayed her sentence from her original start date of April 27.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elizabeth-holmes-must-report-to-prison-pay-452-million-in-restitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Prince Harry And Meghan Involved In Car Chase?</a>
And, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, along with Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, claim that they were involved in a car chase with paparazzi for over two hours Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the family described the incident as “near catastrophic” and that it happened following an event in New York City where Markle received a “Woman of Vision” award. The spokesperson also said it was a “relentless pursuit” that “resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians, and two NYPD officers.”
The New York Police Department stated that there were no collisions, injuries, or arrests made. The couple’s cab driver who was interviewed by the Washington Post stated, “I don’t think I would call it a ‘chase.’ I never felt like I was in danger.”
Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana, died in a car wreck in 1997 in Paris, France. Some, including Harry, have <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/william-and-harry-on-dianas-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blamed</a> the wreck on the paparazzi.
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Wednesday Afternoon Update: North Carolina GOP Overrides Abortion Ban Veto, Ukraine Grain Deal Extended, Fox News’ New Primetime Line Up?

Wednesday Afternoon Update: North Carolina GOP Overrides Abortion Ban Veto, Ukraine Grain Deal Extended, Fox News' New Prime Time Line Up??

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> Republicans voted to override Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roy-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Cooper</a>’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, using their supermajority to put the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pro-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pro-life measure</a> into law. 
The law, called the “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act,” bans abortions after 12 weeks, with exceptions for rape or incest until 20 weeks and fetal abnormalities until 24 weeks. 
“Today the North Carolina House of Representatives has affirmed the value of human life, and I am proud that the ‘Care for Women, Children, and Families Act’ is now law,” North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore <a href="http://speakermoore.com/house-overrides-governors-veto-care-women-children-families-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“I am proud that the House has overridden the Governor’s veto of this meaningful, mainstream legislation. Senate Bill 20 will save lives and provide needed support for women and families while putting North Carolina’s abortion law in line with the most of rest of the free world,” Moore added. 
The override required all Republicans in the state House, including a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pushed-me-out-north-carolina-democrat-defects-hands-gop-veto-proof-control-of-legislature" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recently defected Democrat</a>, to vote together. Cooper had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/north-carolina-heads-toward-veto-showdown-over-abortion-limits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hoped to flip Republicans</a> on the edge on the issue, arguing that it would lead “to harm for pregnant women and their families,” but was unable to do so. 
Despite the pressure, the caucus <a href="https://abc11.com/nc-abortion-north-carolina-ban-bill/13254312/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> together 72-48 to implement the abortion ban. 
Republicans in the state Senate had previously voted to override Cooper’s veto, setting up a photo finish in the House. The House gallery was flooded with pro-abortion supporters who screamed “shame” at the Republicans after the vote. 
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These are the moments right after the house passed the override of <a href="https://twitter.com/NC_Governor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NC_Governor</a> veto on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SB20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SB20</a>. Bill will now become law <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abc11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abc11</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ncpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ncpol</a> <a href="https://t.co/WE89dP6d8K">pic.twitter.com/WE89dP6d8K</a>
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“Today marks the beginning of North Carolina’s first real step towards becoming a pro-life state,” said Tami Fitzgerald, of the North Carolina Values Association. &#8220;Pro-life North Carolinians have waited over 50 years to roll back the gestational age for sanctioned killing of pre-born children. With this veto override, legislators have rejected Governor Cooper&#8217;s extreme, unreasonable position of abortion without restriction up to birth.&#8221;
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The bill also provides millions of dollars in assistance to pregnant women, including $75 million for childcare and another $59 million for foster-related care. 
“This bill provides resources for the pregnant woman. It provides broad resources and a significant knowledge base to enable her, to equip her in finding a path forward — a path forward for her, and a path forward for her unborn child,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-veto-override-north-carolina-4282913637b499490494dd3e3cce3478" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Kristin Baker. 
The bill was widely condemned by North Carolina Democrats, including Attorney General Josh Stein, who is running for governor.

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North Carolina Republicans Override Democrat Governor’s Veto On Abortion Ban

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> is headed for a showdown over a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy with Democrat Governor Roy Cooper vetoing legislation passed by the GOP-led legislature.
“This bill will create dangerous interference with the doctor-patient relationship, leading to harm for pregnant women and their families,&#8221; Cooper said in his <a href="https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2023/05/13/governor-cooper-vetoes-sb20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">veto message</a> on Saturday.
&#8220;With its medically unnecessary obstacles and restrictions, it will make abortion unavailable to many women, particularly those with lower incomes, those who live in rural areas, and those who already have limited access to health care,&#8221; he added.
While North Carolina already has a 20-week abortion ban in place, the <a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/s20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> passed by GOP lawmakers would cut that number down to 12 weeks.
It includes provisions for a 20-week ban in cases of rape or incest and a 24-week cap when there are life-altering fetal anomalies. The legislation does not place any limit when it comes to protecting the life of the mother. Also part of the bill is a requirement for in-person doctor visits for ending a pregnancy with a pill at 10 weeks, <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275257921.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The News &amp; Observer</a>.
The veto by Cooper serves as a rebuke to GOP-led efforts in states across the country to establish significant restrictions on abortion access after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer. Republican leaders in the state legislature are already vowing to seek a veto override.
“Gov. Cooper has spent the last week actively feeding the public lies about Senate Bill 20 and bullying members of the General Assembly,&#8221; <a href="https://bergerpress.medium.com/statement-on-veto-of-pro-life-legislation-f8945b413d78" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). &#8220;He has been doing everything he can, including wasting taxpayer money on poorly attended events, to avoid talking about his own extreme views on abortion. I look forward to promptly overriding his veto.&#8221;
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) <a href="http://speakermoore.com/category/press-releases/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> Cooper of &#8220;spreading misinformation about SB 20 in an effort to frighten voters and appease campaign donors.&#8221; Moore also said the bill &#8220;will save unborn lives, protect women, and support families&#8221; and vowed the governor&#8217;s veto will &#8220;be swiftly overridden.&#8221;
But, at a rally in the capital of Raleigh with supporters on Saturday, Cooper bet that Republican leaders will fail to muster the support needed to override his veto, as their supermajority in each chamber is slim.
&#8220;We’re going to have to kick it into an even higher gear when that veto stamp comes down,” the governor said, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-north-carolina-governor-veto-rally-52f5b182890d44552a3287dee2aaf5b3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>. &#8220;If just one Republican in either the House or the Senate keeps a campaign promise to protect women’s reproductive health, we can stop this ban.&#8221;

North Carolina Heads Toward Veto Showdown Over Abortion Limits

Police in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> got a helping hoof this week when a herd of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/animals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cattle</a> aided in the roundup of a suspect on the run.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Police</a> in the town of Boone, in the western part of the state, pulled the suspect over during a routine traffic stop. The suspect fled the scene, and police were unable to track him down. Fortunately, the cattle were not pleased to have the suspect in their pasture and led police directly to him.
Police recounted the incident in a news release on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/boonepolice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook page</a>. On May 9, police pulled the suspect over as part of a routine traffic stop. The suspect fled and led Boone police and Watauga County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies on a street chase. The suspect was driving erratically, so police could not get close to him. The suspect pulled off the highway near an intersection in nearby Deep Gap and fled into undeveloped land.
It was then that the cows came in. &#8220;Apparently cows do not want suspected criminals loitering in their pasture and quickly assisted our officers by leading them directly to where the suspect was hiding,&#8221; the release said. &#8220;The cows communicated with the officers as best they could and finally just had the officers follow them to the suspect’s location.&#8221;
The suspect was charged with 1 count of Felony Fleeing/Eluding Arrest with a Motor Vehicle, Driving with a Revoked License, and Disorderly Conduct. A $20,000 bond was set ahead of his court date. The press release thanked the officers, and the cows, for their assistance.
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&#8220;This opens up all kinds of questions as to the bovines’ role in crime fighting,&#8221; police joked. &#8220;Honestly, it is something that we have not considered before now. As we examine the obvious next steps of incorporating a Bovine Tracking Unit into our department’s law enforcement capabilities there are many factors that we will have to consider:
• How adaptable are cows to a variety of police work or can they just find hiding suspects?
• Are cows more cost-effective than K-9 dogs?
• How will we transport cows to the scenes, and is this compatible with the Town’s sustainability goals in terms of types of vehicles needed and, obviously, are there methane issues?
• Cost of training, vet care, ballistic vests, etc.?&#8221;
&#8220;We at the Boone Police Department are always looking for better ways to serve our community,&#8221; the release concluded. &#8220;We may be a small town; but we are a progressive, forward-thinking law enforcement agency. For rural law enforcement, we want to be the tip of the spear.&#8221;
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Also this week, police in rural <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oklahoma-police-run-toward-to-cries-for-help-coming-from-a-very-upset-goat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oklahoma</a> responded to what sounded like cries for help, only to find that the cries were coming from a very upset goat. Body cam footage included with a Facebook post showed two officers responding to what they believed were human cries. “I think that’s a person,” one of the officers says. “That’s a person,” the officer repeats. In the distance, a sound that appears to be someone shouting can be heard; the officers run toward the sound. “It’s a goat,” the officer in front says. The two officers run through some trees and come upon the farm, where the goat can be heard bleating discontentedly, in a way that sounds like “help.” “Aww, it is,” the officer laughs.
The officers walk up to the farmer and explain the situation. “We didn’t know if it was an animal or a person,” the officer says through laughter. “But sure enough, we were walking over here and I’m like, ‘that’s a person.’ From long distance it sounds like ‘help.’”
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Justice Is…Bovine? Herd Of Cows Helps Round Up Criminal In North Carolina

Justice Is...Bovine? Herd Of Cows Helps Round Up Criminal In North Carolina

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> Supreme Court made several key election decisions on Friday, ruling to reinstate a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/voter-id" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voter ID</a> law and keep the Republican-led redistricting maps in place. 
The rulings were made possible after the court was swung in November from 4-3 Democrat-controlled to 5-2 Republican. The voter ID law, enacted in 2018, had previously been thrown out over claims it unfairly targeted minorities.
“The people of North Carolina overwhelmingly support voter identification and other efforts to promote greater integrity and confidence in our elections. Subjective tests and judicial sleight of hand have systematically thwarted the will of the people and the intent of the legislature,” <a href="https://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=1&amp;pdf=42280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> the court&#8217;s Republican majority on the voter ID case. 
“But no court exists for the vindication of political interests, and judges exceed constitutional boundaries when they act as a super-legislature,” the decision continued. “Plaintiffs here have failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that S.B. 824 was enacted with discriminatory intent or that the law actually produces a meaningful disparate impact along racial lines.”
The decision on the redistricting maps said that the state’s constitution did not stipulate whether the state legislature could or could not make partisan maps. 
“Our constitution expressly assigns the redistricting authority to the General Assembly subject to explicit limitations in the text. Those limitations do not address partisan gerrymandering,” the Republicans wrote. 
The redistricting decision could give Republicans an edge in the 2024 congressional elections in the Tar Heel State as the Republican supermajority can now draw the maps for the state. 
Both decisions were widely praised by Republicans and decried by Democrats who have long opposed voter ID measures. 
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&#8220;The decisions handed down today by the NC Supreme Court have ensured that our constitution and the will of the people of North Carolina are honored. Nearly five years after the voters of this state overwhelmingly voted in favor of photo ID at the polls, it has finally become the law of the land. We will fulfill our constitutional duty to redraw state house, senate, and congressional maps,” North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore said. 
Democrat State Attorney General Josh Stein called the redistricting decision a “blow to democracy.”
“Our constitution is supposed to be a check on the power of the legislature. But these Republican justices have surrendered that role, taking power away from the people and giving it to an out-of-control gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the legislature,” he said. 
Another election-related ruling by the court ensured that felons have to complete their probation and parole in order to regain their voting rights, reversing a trial court decision.

‘Fair Maps’ Rally Held As Supreme Court Hears Gerrymandering Case

Purple State Supreme Court Makes Major Ruling On Election Integrity Law, Reversing Previous Decision

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Lawmakers in the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday to prevent state-controlled enterprises from <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a> and other adversarial nations from owning land intended for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/farming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agriculture</a> or property near <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/military" target="_blank" rel="noopener">military</a> bases.
The bill, entitled the North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act, asserts that state officials have an <a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H463v3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interest</a> to guard farmland from “the potential of adversarial foreign government control” in order to ensure a “safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food” for residents of the state and the nation. Entities in which more than half of shares are <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-A/part-7/subpart-A/section-7.4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controlled</a> by China, Russia, Cuba, North Korea, or Venezuela would also not be permitted to purchase or lease any land within 25 miles of a military installation or any agricultural land.
“As someone who grew up on a family farm, preserving North Carolina’s farmland is a top priority,” North Carolina State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, a Republican and the primary bill sponsor for the North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act, said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VoteBalkcom/posts/pfbid023bddBB618Vxvi3ubrZHsGPAtoQgNqMvaYjG3mP13iiKyAxoeziMJrQkB127sCbZXl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “Our state’s agricultural land is one of our most important assets and it is common sense that we protect it from foreign governments that do not have America’s best interests in mind.”
North Carolina presently has more than 518,000 acres of farmland held by foreign entities, according to a <a href="https://www.fsa.usda.gov/Assets/USDA-FSA-Public/usdafiles/EPAS/PDF/2020_afida_annual_report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Department of Agriculture, an amount which increased by nearly 11,000 acres between 2019 and 2020. Chinese entities own slightly less than 1% of acres held by foreigners in the United States; investors from Canada meanwhile own roughly 32% of agricultural and non-agricultural land held by foreigners while citizens of other allies, such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, represent 31% of land held by foreigners.
Officials have nevertheless cited national security risks from recent Chinese purchases of agricultural land. Lawmakers in South Dakota, who also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/south-dakota-to-restrict-purchases-of-farmland-by-china-and-other-nations-who-hate-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved</a> last year to prevent Chinese entities from purchasing land in the state, are particularly concerned about the acquisition of farmland near Ellsworth Air Force Base. The purchase of land near Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, where some of the nation’s secure drone technology is located, last year by Chinese food company Fufeng Group likewise raised <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pompeo-warns-communist-chinese-entities-buying-farmland-near-u-s-military-bases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concerns</a> of potential espionage.
The North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act mentioned military facilities such as Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base as locations where entities controlled by adversarial nations cannot purchase property.
Chinese entities composed 6% of foreign residential real estate purchases in the United States between April 2021 and March 2022, according to an <a href="https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2022-international-transactions-in-us-residential-real-estate-07-18-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from the National Association of Realtors. Some 3% of residential properties acquired by Chinese buyers were in North Carolina.
The move from North Carolina lawmakers comes as tensions between the United States and China worsen over several recent espionage efforts from the communist nation, including a spy balloon that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-from-sensitive-military-sites-sent-back-to-beijing-in-real-time-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traversed</a> the continental United States and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktoks-parent-company-in-china-planned-to-use-platform-to-track-locations-of-specific-americans-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> of social media platform TikTok collecting data on American citizens.
Members of Congress recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-senators-call-on-biden-to-sanction-chinese-tech-firms-that-assist-communist-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressed</a> senior Biden administration officials to sanction cloud services offered by Huawei and Alibaba, while some officials are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/defense-officials-worry-about-new-chinese-espionage-threat-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concerned</a> that sensors mounted on seaport cranes manufactured by ZPMC could grant Chinese authorities access to data regarding items shipped for military operations.

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North Carolina Lawmakers Unanimously Move To Stop Chinese Entities From Buying Up Farmland

North Carolina Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Bill To Block Certain Chinese Farm Investments

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The man <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-did-you-shoot-my-daddy-and-me-6-year-old-girl-allegedly-shot-by-neighbor-after-basketball-rolls-into-his-yard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused of shooting</a> a 6-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard allegedly said he didn’t “like white people” just before the incident. 
Jamie White, the father who was shot on April 18, opened up about the shooting in an <a href="https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/24/crowders-mountain-man-says-he-was-shot-shielding-his-daughter/70146235007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with the Gaston Gazette on Monday, telling the outlet what transpired. 
According to White, his daughter was playing basketball with neighborhood kids when a ball rolled into the yard of Robert Louis Singletary. Singletary, who was <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/man-charged-with-shooting-nc-family-allegedly-made-racial-comment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury back in 2016, was allegedly talking with a neighbor and went inside his home to retrieve a revolver. 
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BREAKING: I’m on April Dr. in Gastonia where police are searching for 24yo Robert Louis Singletary. They believe he’s responsible for shooting and injuring 2 people. One is in serious condition, the other is stable. A helicopter is circling the area. <a href="https://twitter.com/Queen_City_News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Queen_City_News</a> <a href="https://t.co/juRR7YxwUU">pic.twitter.com/juRR7YxwUU</a>
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&#8220;He comes back out the door running, firing at that man and his kids,&#8221; White said. &#8220;At that point, I took off. My youngin&#8217; was down the road too. My little girl and about 10, 12 other kids were down there. They were all stunned. It was the first time they had ever seen anything like that.&#8221;
White told the Gazette that he told Singletary to put the gun down and stop shooting because he might shoot a child.
&#8220;I said, &#8216;Man, that&#8217;s crazy.&#8217; And he said, &#8216;You white? I don&#8217;t even like white people. I&#8217;m going to shoot your a**,'&#8221; White alleged before saying that Singletary then pointed a gun at his daughter before White jumped in front to shield her. Singletary is black, while the White family is white. 
&#8220;He fires three shots. He hasn&#8217;t hit nobody yet. So I turn around and look … My daughter&#8217;s right in front of me. I look and see, and he&#8217;s pointing straight at my daughter,&#8221; said White. &#8220;And I just run towards my daughter … and that&#8217;s when he got me.&#8221;
A bullet punctured one of Mr. White&#8217;s lungs and his liver. White’s daughter was nicked in the head by a bullet, and his wife was also grazed by one of the shots. White was released from the hospital several days after being flown to Charlotte for emergency treatment. 
Police have not yet commented on whether the shooting could have been racially motivated. The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-shooting-neighbor-basketball-2f18b236901ff997eabe3d10d0058e4b">omitted</a> Singletary&#8217;s alleged comment about not liking white people from its coverage of the incident, drawing some criticism online. 
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Singletary was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon by Gaston County Police. 
Singletary was apprehended by police after being on the run for several days. He also faces assault charges for an incident in December when he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a mini-sledgehammer. 
White told reporters he was displeased that Singletary had been released on bond. “None of this would have happened if the judicial system would have done their job,&#8221; he said.

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Suspect In Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Girl Said He Didn’t ‘Like White People’ During Attack, Father Says

Suspect In Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Girl Said He Didn't 'Like White People' During Attack, Father Says

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Hundreds of academics and faculty members at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of North Carolina</a> (UNC) are opposing a bill in the state legislature that would require students take a course on the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Constitution</a> and other key American documents.
A letter <a href="https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/more-than-670-unc-chapel-hill-faculty-oppose-overreach-by-legislature-political-appointees/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> by 673 professors from UNC-Chapel Hill called two proposed bills and other efforts undertaken by Board of Governors and Board of Trustees on campus an attack on the “principles of academic freedom and shared governance.” The letter was published Tuesday in <a href="https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2023/04/opinion-letter-to-editor-aaup-campus-politics-intervention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Tar Heel</a>.
One of the bills, House Bill 715, would eliminate tenure at UNC, instead putting in place a contract system of one to four-year contracts. It would also give the Board of Trustees authority to “[e]nsure efficient use of institutional resources, including regularly evaluating and eliminating unnecessary or redundant expenses, personnel, and areas of study.”
The second bill would require that all college students, before graduation, take an American history course that includes reading the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, at least five essays from the Federalist Papers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s Letter from Birmingham Jail, and the Gettysburg Address, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/673-university-professors-sign-letter-opposing-courses-americas-founding-constitution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
“In its current form, the bill would prescribe what is taught in this course and even determine much of the content and weight of its final exam,” the letter says. “H.B. 96 violates core principles of academic freedom. It substitutes ideological force-feeding for the intellectual expertise of faculty.”
The UNC professors also took issue with the Board of Governors’ “ongoing assault on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at UNC schools.”
“Led by people apparently opposed to equity and made uncomfortable by the concept of inclusion, these anti-DEI efforts violate the First Amendment and interfere with the unfettered pursuit of truth and enlightenment,” the letter says.
The Board of Trustees’ proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership, a plan to build a new school <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/02/01/unc-school-civic-life-leadership-sparks-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dedicated</a> to ideological diversity and open debate, constitutes “a clear violation of the established principle that faculty, not politicians, are responsible for a college’s curriculum,” the letter said.
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Trustees Chair Dave Boliek has previously <a href="https://alumni.unc.edu/news/new-school-of-civic-life-draws-criticism-as-process-is-laid-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> the new school initiative as a way to teach students to “recognize members of political outgroups as friends to learn from rather than foes to vanquish.”
“This is all about balance,” Boliek said in January. “At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we clearly have a world-class faculty that exists and teaches students and creates leaders of the future. We, however, have no shortage of left-of-center progressive views on our campus, like many campuses across the nation, but the same really can’t be said about right-of-center views. So this is an effort to try to remedy that with the School of Civic Life and Leadership, which will provide equal opportunity for both views to be taught at the University.”
The professors said the initiative was an attack on their expertise.
“[O]ur leaders continue to disregard campus autonomy, attack the expertise and independence of world-class faculty, and seek to force students’ educations into pre-approved ideological containers. We must protect the principles of academic freedom and shared governance which have long made UNC a leader in public education,” the letter concludes.

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Hundreds Of Professors Attack Proposal To Require U.S. Constitution Class: ‘Ideological Force-Feeding’

673 UNC Professors Attack Proposal To Require Course On U.S. Constitution: ‘Ideological Force-Feeding’

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Education

A high school volleyball star who suffered gruesome injuries when a boy posing as a girl violently spiked the ball in her face told North Carolina state lawmakers Wednesday the state needs legislation barring biological males from competing against girls.
Payton McNabb, now a senior at Hiwassee Dam High School, suffered a concussion and damage to her neck in the Sept. 1, 2022 incident. She joined former college swimming star Riley Gaines in calling for state lawmakers to pass the <a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H574" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-ylk="slk:the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, ;elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid_p="8" data-v9y="1">Fairness in Women’s Sports Act</a>.
&#8220;Other injuries I still suffer from today include impaired vision, partial paralysis on my right side, constant headaches as well as anxiety and depression,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My ability to learn, retain, comprehend has also been impaired and I require accommodations at school for testing because of this.”
The young woman, who continues to compete at the sport, said the incident has affected her in other ways. But her goal was to take a stand for younger female athletes who could face unfair and potentially dangerous competition.
“I know that my time playing is coming to an end,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I am here for every biological female athlete behind me. My little sister, my cousins, my teammates. Allowing biological males to compete against biological females is dangerous. I may be the first to come before you with an injury but if this doesn’t pass, I won’t be the last.”
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Watch the clip of Payton McNabb getting spiked in the face by a male competing with the women. Then watch her testimony she gave today for the first time publicly. I was honored to stand alongside her in NC to continue the fight to protect women&#39;s sports. <a href="https://t.co/mvJmwprkaX">pic.twitter.com/mvJmwprkaX</a>
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Gaines, a former All-American swimmer at the University of Kentucky, has been at the forefront of the cause for protecting women&#8217;s sports ever since she was deprived of a fifth-place medal at last year&#8217;s NCAA championships by Lia Thomas, a biological male.
“Being successful at the elite level is far from easy and it’s a lifelong journey,” Gaines told the lawmakers. “It’s impossible to put into words the amount of time and dedication and sacrifices that I’ve made.”
Gaines noted she had started swimming at the age of four, and dedicated 18 years of her life to swimming, adding, “which isn’t unique when competing at the collegiate level.”
She recalled the March 2022 NCAA championships, when Thomas won the 500 freestyle, “beating out the most impressive and accomplished female swimmers in the country, including many U.S. Olympians and American record holders by body lengths.”
Noting that Thomas had been rated 462nd, at best, competing against men the year before, she segued to the next day, when she and Thomas tied, but the NCAA handed the trophy to Thomas, telling her to go home empty-handed because Thomas needed to hold the trophy for pictures.
“I felt betrayed and belittled and like my efforts and sacrifices I had made had been reduced to a photo op to validate the identity and feelings of a male,” she remembered. “But my feelings did not matter.”
“But that is not all,” she continued tearfully. “In addition to giving up our awards and our titles and our opportunities, the NCAA forced female swimmers to share a locker room with Thomas, a six-foot-four, 22-year-old male equipped with an exposing male genitalia in a room full of vulnerable, undressed women.”
“Let me be clear: we were not forewarned about this arrangement; no one asked for our consent, and we did not give our consent,” she noted.
“It’s impossible to speak for every girl on that pool deck and I don’t claim to speak for every girl, but I can wholeheartedly attest to the tears that I witnessed from the 9th and 17th place finishers who missed out on being named an All American by one place,” she continued. “And, again, I can wholeheartedly attest to the extreme discomfort in the locker room from 18 to 22-year-old girls who were exposed to male body parts and having to undress in a room with a male watching.”
“I can wholeheartedly attest to the fact that around the country, female athletes who protested the inclusion of Lia Thomas in the women’s division were threatened, intimidated, and emotionally blackmailed into silence and submission,” she declared.
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The North Carolina House, now featuring a Republican supermajority, approved the legislation 73-39. The bill now goes to the state Senate.

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