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These bills have passed are are heading to the Governor. While Abortion is the biggest issue addressed, I found the jail RX Co-Pay interesting. I have not read any of these but my concern with the copay is that it sounds kind of high at $10 except for brand name drugs. I assume if the actual cost is lower than $10 they won't have to pay it. Although, of the V.A. it's always the same amount regardless of cost. I assume if the prisoner is indigent the state will pay.
The drug testing is for Work First recipients but not all of them. Most of the wordiness in the title of the bill is for direction of social services to do background checks to make sure the recipient is not a fleeing felon. I didn't realize that was a huge problem.
I know must of the talk will be about abortion and that links may have already been provided. But I thought I'd highlight these and provide links in case buried in another thread.
Oh. And motorcycles.
SB 353
AN ACT TO MODIFY CERTAIN LAWS PERTAINING TO ABORTION, TO LIMIT ABORTION COVERAGE UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS OFFERED UNDER A HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE OPERATING IN NORTH CAROLINA OR OFFERED BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM PERFORMING OR ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM AN ABORTION WHEN THE SEX OF THE UNBORN CHILD IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN SEEKING THE ABORTION, TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO AMEND RULES AND CONDUCT A STUDY PERTAINING TO CLINICS CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO BE SUITABLE FACILITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS, TO AMEND THE WOMEN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT, AND TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR UNSAFE MOVEMENTS BY DRIVERS THAT THREATEN THE PROPERTY AND SAFETY OF MOTORCYCLISTS.
SB 368
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A TEN‑DOLLAR CO‑PAY FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION DISPENSED IN A COUNTY JAIL, TO PROVIDE THE PISTOL PERMIT FEE TO BE AN APPLICATION FEE, AND TO MAKE IT A FELONY TO ESCAPE FROM A COUNTY FACILITY WHEN CHARGED WITH AND BEING HELD FOR A FELONY.
HB 392
AN ACT REQUIRING A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS) TO VERIFY WHETHER AN APPLICANT FOR OR RECIPIENT OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) BENEFITS OR FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES (FNS) BENEFITS IS A FLEEING FELON OR A PROBATION OR PAROLE VIOLATOR, TO DIRECT INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND INFORMATION SHARING IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY STATUS OF AN APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT, TO DENY TANF OR FNS BENEFITS TO AN APPLICANT OR RECIPIENT WHO IS A FLEEING FELON OR A PROBATION OR PAROLE VIOLATOR, AND TO REQUIRE DRUG SCREENING AND TESTING FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS OF WORK FIRST PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.
TANF= foodstamps. Work First = "welfare" cash assistance.
Interesting that none of this legislation contains the word "jobs".
That's because they don't care about "Jobs", they would much rather kick people off of unemployment even though there are no jobs out there for them to go to instead of doing anything to help put people back to work! Divisive social issues are more important to the GOP instead of rather or not people are able to find a job without any unemployment or any kind of safety net to fall back on while they are looking for work!
Interesting that none of this legislation contains the word "jobs".
Or anything about the dearth of good sex ed and needed contraception that would limit the
number of jobs needed in 2031 and forward (that they won't do anything about either).
Are you against making clinics safer? Or is this all about choice including saw dust on the floor and no electricity?
I haven't heard or seen any news reports about problems due to unsafe abortion clinics--have you? Seems this is, like the voter ID bill, just another attempt to "fix" something that's not broken.
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