Voters Once Again Choose Abortion Rights
Source: News & Observer Earlier this month, voters in Ohio rejected a proposal that would have raised the threshold for amending the state constitution from
Source: News & Observer Earlier this month, voters in Ohio rejected a proposal that would have raised the threshold for amending the state constitution from
Vice President Harris told a crowd of supporters that the Biden administration will continue to stand up for abortion rights even as Republicans across the country and in North Carolina work to take away those rights.
While working to pass last-minute changes to unconstitutional parts of the law, Republicans also voted to table without debate 12 Democratic amendments that addressed a variety of those issues.
North Carolina Republicans recently descended to new levels of delusion when they called their rushed and archaic abortion ban “mainstream,” “common-sense” and “reasonable.”
North Carolina’s extremist Republican-controlled legislature passed a 12-week abortion ban last month – but that is likely only the beginning of the restrictions we could see in our state.
Sen. Lee was a deciding vote on the bill that will impose often insurmountable barriers on early abortions. In doing so, he voted in lock-step with far-right Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly in an effort to decimate reproductive freedom in our state.
Gov. Roy Cooper has stated that he will veto the harmful bill, and called upon Republican lawmakers who had campaigned to protect reproductive health to break from their party and uphold the veto.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Republican Reps. Ted Davis, John Bradford and Tricia Cotham campaigned on either supporting abortion rights or on not further restricting them – they all voted for the extreme 12-week ban.
According to an analysis from the Association of American Medical Colleges, new doctors applying to medical residency programs were more likely to avoid practicing in states with the most stringent abortion restrictions.
“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.