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Biden Administration Moves To Protect Privacy Of Abortion Seekers
The Biden administration announced new regulations this April to strengthen privacy protections for abortion patients and health care providers.
May 6, 2024
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Florida Abortion Ban Threatens Already Strained North Carolina Healthcare System
The Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling this month allowing a six-week abortion ban to go into effect starting May 1. The extremely restrictive law – which bans abortion at a stage when many women do not even know they are pregnant – will have a wide-ranging impact not just on Florida, but the entire South.
April 16, 2024
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Attorney General Stein Files Brief In Support Of Protecting Emergency Abortion Care
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed a friend-of-the-court brief along with a coalition of 24 other attorneys general at the end of March, imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling that requires Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortion care.
April 8, 2024
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New Poll Shows Abortion Rights Key Factor In NC Lt. Governor’s Race
North Carolina voters oppose the 12-week abortion ban passed by Republicans last summer by a 13-point margin (49% oppose / 36% support) and that they are less likely to vote for candidates who support it (42% less likely / 27% more likely).
April 1, 2024
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VP Harris Makes Historic Visit to Abortion Clinic, Underscoring Importance of Reproductive Rights
Vice President Kamala Harris visited an abortion clinic in Minnesota earlier this month, a first for any U.S. President or Vice President.
March 25, 2024
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Anti-Abortion Activists Plot For Sweeping New Restrictions Under A Potential New Trump Administration
Former Trump administration officials and allies are planning new ways to restrict abortion rights if the former president returns to power, involving sweeping new restrictions and arcane legal theories.
February 27, 2024
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Knowledge Of Pregnancy Correlates With Abortion Support, New Study Finds
“We found that people who had a better understanding of pregnancy were more opposed to legislation restricting access to abortion,” Steven Greene, co-author of the study and a professor of political science at NC State said.
February 21, 2024
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Attorney General Josh Stein Joins Coalition to Protect Abortion Pill Access
“No woman should ever have to worry about whether she can get the medication she needs,” stated Attorney General Josh Stein. “I will continue to do everything in my power to stand up for women’s reproductive freedoms.”
February 21, 2024
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Access To Obstetric Care In Rural North Carolina Dwindles, Even As Abortion Restrictions Have Made Demand Rise
More than a third (35%) of rural North Carolina hospitals don’t offer maternity care, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform.
February 12, 2024
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Doubles Down on Banning Abortion While Pretending That’s Not What He’s Doing
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson doesn’t believe that abortions should be legal under any circumstance and he has expressed those views multiple times. But now he’s trying to pretend he doesn’t remember his past statements on abortion at the same time that he’s reiterated those beliefs on TV and in interviews.
February 5, 2024