In 2017, our state budget included $600,000 for a Texas-based “crisis pregnancy” center over two years. Since then, the state has given them nearly $6 million more. Why?
“Abortion is a deeply personal decision and is an issue that people have wide-ranging opinions. But, ultimately, that’s a decision that women should have the freedom to make for themselves,” said AG Josh Stein.
“It’s sad. It’s disheartening,” Jordan Parker, a senior at Durham School of Arts, told WRAL. “I’d like to see a difference – more legislation on guns. We need change. We’re calling for it.
In North Carolina, abortion care and Mifepristone are still safe, legal, and available for in-state, and out-of-state individuals. Attorney General Josh Stein is helping lead the charge to make abortion pill access easier for patients.
According to the 2023 Child Health Report Card, North Carolina is not adequately meeting the mental health needs of our state’s children.
North Carolina Republicans filed their latest abortion restrictions with House Bill 533. The bill has been described as “disturbing legislation” designed “to control women’s bodies” by U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning and advocates.
The bill is titled Remove Barriers to Gain Access (RGB) Act and it would legalize abortion until viability, as outlined by Roe v. Wade. HB 439 would also abolish the 72-hour waiting period.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed the long-awaited Medicaid expansion bill into law, expanding much-needed health care coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians.
The overall goal of the HEART program is to limit potentially dangerous interactions with police, as well as connect Durham residents to mental health resources and follow-up care.
With state Republicans pushing forth abortion bans, medical professionals across the board have sounded the alarm surrounding the impact of erasing reproductive health care access.