Family Values
The Heart Prevails Act of 2007-2008
Why is it that 25 years after the first heart transplant that the number of patients waiting for organ transplants is a staggering 100,000 and growing?
This law is the solution to:
Cement what North Carolinians already thought, that the heart on their driver’s license will be honored.
Impact:
Lives saved. In the first year of its existence, the North Carolina Eye Bank reported a 50% increase in corneal transplants in North Carolina. This legislation is in honor of Dalton Folwell and Tim Dillon.
Unborn Victims of Violence Act/Ethen’s Law of 2010-2011
Did you realize that the murder of a pregnant woman yielded two murder charges on the Blue Ridge Parkway or a military base, but only one charge anywhere else in the state?
This law is the solution to:
Pregnant women and their children not getting the justice they deserve.
Impact:
Lives saved. Murderers punished. This legislation is in memory of Ethen Neilson, Elijah Robinson, and all unborn victims of violence.
Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act of 2011-2012
Did you realize that high school male and female athletes were being placed in potentially dangerous conditions every day in school-sponsored athletics?
This law is the solution to:
The lack of concussion safety awareness training programs and requirements for interscholastic athletic competition.
Impact:
Minds and lives saved. This legislation is in memory of Matthew Gfeller, Jaquan Waller, and their families.