Wed Jun 28, 2023 – 5:30 pm EDT
RALEIGH, North Carolina (LifeSiteNews) – The North Carolina Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would reserve female student athletic programs for actual females, setting up another veto confrontation with Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper.
The News & Observer reported that the North Carolina House voted 62-43 last Thursday to pass the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which excludes biological males from middle- and high school as well as collegiate sports’ teams meant specifically for women and girls. The bill would apply to public schools as well as some private institutions.
The bill previously passed the state Senate 31-17. Overall, it passed with just two Democrat votes, one from each chamber. It is expected to be vetoed by Cooper, but ultimately enacted into law by the legislature, which is controlled by a Republican super-majority.
“Today the General Assembly affirmed the rights under Title IX of female student athletes in North Carolina,” NC Values executive director Tami Fitzgerald said June 22. “Women and girls who train for countless hours and years in their sports will have a level playing field, and their opportunities will be protected if this
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