Protecting Parents' Medical Rights in North Carolina (with Rep. Jennifer Balkcom)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
Release Date: 06/16/2025
Building Healthy Habits With Technology: Part 1 (with Andy Crouch)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this.
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Caring for Babies With Genetic Abnormalities (with Dr. Marty McCaffrey)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Marty McCaffrey, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, to discuss how the medical community can improve care for babies born with genetic abnormalities.
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The Genius of Mississippi's MAMA Program (with Attorney General Lynn Fitch)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Mississippi's Attorney General Lynn Fitch to discuss the Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance program (MAMA), and how it is helping women and children across the state.
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Truth Rising and Our Civilizational Moment (with John Stonestreet)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center, to discuss the new Truth Rising documentary and study co-produced by the Colson Center and Focus on the Family. This documentary will be available to stream on September 5, 2025. Learn more about Truth Rising here:
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A Closer Look at the One Big Beautiful Bill (with Patrick T. Brown)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Patrick T. Brown, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss a pro-family perspective on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Human Trafficking in North Carolina (with Tonya Baker Nelson)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tonya Baker Nelson, President and CEO of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Centers, to discuss their work in providing aid to victims of human trafficking.
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A Christian Look at Scientific Research (with Rev. Paul Sullins, Ph.D.)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Reverend Paul Sullins, Research Associate Professor at The Catholic University of America, to discuss how Christians can approach scientific research in a healthy way.
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Sharing Truth With Love This Summer (NC Family Intern Tucker Young)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Tucker Young, NC Family's summer intern, to discuss his experience learning about the legislative process and effective advocacy from a Biblical perspective.
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Stockholm Syndrome in the Church (with Dr. John West)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. John West, Vice President of the Discovery Institute, to discuss his new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity and how the Church is being held captive by secular culture.
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A Smart Approach to Drug Policy (with Dr. Kevin Sabet)
NC Family's Family Policy Matters
This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Kevin Sabet, President and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, to discuss the importance of effective drug policies.
info_outlineThis week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Representative Jennifer Balkcom to discuss HB 519—Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights, a bill she sponsored that would affirm the rights of North Carolina parents to oversee the medical care of their children.