“We adamantly oppose any new abortion restrictions,” a letter signed by more than 1,000 North Carolina healthcare professionals stated.
“Since we all agree this is the right thing to do, we should make it effective now to make sure we leverage the money that will save our rural hospitals and invest in mental health,” Gov. Roy Cooper said.
The goal of the Fentanyl Control Unit that AG Josh Stein hopes to create would be to help local district attorneys handle large-scale fentanyl trafficking, wiretap, and overdose cases
“Why on earth would you choose to repeal one of the life-saving laws that we have, that has been proven to prevent gun violence…?” asked Becky Ceartas, executive director of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence.
A new poll from Meredith College finds that most North Carolinians support preserving the abortion rights currently enjoyed or expanding them.
The Compassionate Care Act would legalize medical cannabis for people who have certain specific health conditions, including cancer, ALS, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy. Activists say the bill is too restrictive.
According to the U.S. Census, North Carolina has a higher percentage of uninsured residents compared to the national average. Currently, the state remains one of 11 states that has not expanded Medicaid.
Only 13 states in the U.S., including North Carolina, do not have a medical cannabis program. Recreational cannabis is legal in 21 states and D.C.
Stein said North Carolina’s “restriction of women’s use of the prescriptions they need to exercise their reproductive freedoms violates federal law and the Constitution.”
Every Democrat has signed onto a pair of bills, filed in the NC House and Senate, as the Codify Roe and Casey Protections Act, which would protect access to abortion care in North Carolina.