Monthly Archives: January 2013

Eugenics Compensation Bill Reintroduced in NC General Assembly

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A | January 31, 2013.

Wednesday marked the first working session of the North Carolina General Assembly and already a bill has been filed to compensate victims of North Carolina’s infamous, state-run eugenics and forced sterilization program, a representative for House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) confirms.

Russia’s Adoption Ban: A Crime Against Russia’s Most Helpless

Nora Sullivan, M.P.A | January 9, 2013.

Just before the New Year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill which bans the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens. The bill was sent to President Putin’s desk following quick and almost unanimous passage in both houses of the Russian Parliament.