Abortion rights in North Carolina

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press

JAMELLE BOUIE: The smothering of abortion rights reveals something else about Republicans

Friday, April 19, 2024 -- Nearly everywhere Republicans hold power, they fight to rewire the institutions of government in the hope that they will then generate the desired result: more and greater Republican power.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: In Arizona the court turns 2024 back to 1864

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Fact check: Biden says support for Roe is higher than ever

President Joe Biden responds to an April 8 video in which former President Donald Trump said "everyone" wanted the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling overturned.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporting

Florida abortion ban could make things more difficult for NC patients, providers

When Florida's new law takes effect May 1st, North Carolina will be the last southeastern state to allow abortion until 12 weeks, likely leading to even longer waiting lists at already overloaded providers.

New Florida law could make abortions harder to get in North Carolina

A new six-week abortion ban in Florida takes effect May 1. That is expected to cause more women to travel to the Tar Heel State to seek the procedure, leading to longer waiting lists at overloaded providers.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Donald Trump believes abortion rights should be for states to decide

Donald Trump has acknowledged the debate over abortion has plagued Republicans at the ballot box. Monday, he added he believes voters will ultimately decide the fate of abortion access across America.

'Life begins at birth': Faith leaders defend abortion drug in Raleigh

Dozens attended a downtown Raleigh rally on Tuesday to defend medication abortion as the United States Supreme Court hears arguments on mifepristone, a popular abortion drug.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Dozens rally for abortion drug in downtown Raleigh

Dozens attended a downtown Raleigh rally on Tuesday to defend medication abortion as the United States Supreme Court hears arguments on mifepristone, a popular abortion drug.

What a Supreme Court case on abortion access could mean for NC patients

Mifepristone is one of the two pills taken together for most medical abortions. This case comes down to how it's prescribed, delivered and how far along in the pregnancy it can be taken.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

How a supreme court case around an abortion pill could impact North Carolinians

Mifepristone is one of the two pills taken together for most medical abortions. This case comes down to how it's prescribed, delivered and how far along in the pregnancy it can be taken.

North Carolinians split on how to limit abortion, when life begins, WRAL News poll shows

North Carolinians are split over the state's abortion laws and whether life begins at fertilization, but they overwhelmingly support legal protections for people who want to use in vitro fertilization to initiate pregnancy, a new WRAL News poll shows.

Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter

Fertility clinics worry about impact of Alabama embryo decision

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created during IVF are children, and couples can sue under the state's wrongful death law should those embryos be destroyed.

Alabama ruling causes concern for IVF patients, clinics in North Carolina

Alabama's decision has caused concern and fear among fertility doctors throughout the nation, including North Carolina.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

France on-track to constitutionalize abortion rights

Paris (CNN) -- The French National Assembly has passed a historic bill that moves the country one step closer to enshrining the right to abortion in its constitution.

By Claudia Colliva and Maya Szaniecki, CNN

Fact check: Harris blames Republicans for reinstating 1849 Wisconsin abortion law

"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion" in Wisconsin," Vice President Kamala Harris said Jan. 22 in Waukesha County.

Hope Karnopp, PolitiFact reporter

NC activists speak out on Roe v. Wade anniversary

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, faith leaders and activists on Monday rallied for abortion access and reproductive freedom across the state.

Activists push for abortion access in Raleigh on Roe v. Wade anniversary

A group of faith leaders, activists and elected officials will gather at 10 a.m. in downtown Raleigh as Gov. Roy Cooper heads to Charlotte on the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Gov. Cooper, NC faith leaders rally for abortion access on Roe v. Wade anniversary

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, faith leaders and activists on Monday rallied for abortion access and reproductive freedom across the state.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

JULIE VON HAEFEN: Reproductive rights will be a key issue on 2024 ballots

Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 -- The basic right to make your own decisions about your body, your family and your future is on the ballot this November. The stakes couldn't be higher when you cast your vote.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 18

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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Pope Francis urges ban on surrogacy, calling it 'despicable'

ROME -- Pope Francis on Monday called surrogate motherhood a "despicable" practice that should be universally banned for its "commercialization" of pregnancy, including the practice among wars, terrorism and other threats to peace and humanity in an annual speech to ambassadors.

Jason Horowitz, New York Times

Uncertainty around US abortion landscape drives surge in requests to stockpile abortion medication, research shows

(CNN) -- Amid significant upheaval to the abortion landscape in the United States, thousands of women have preemptively requested medication abortion pills in case they need them in the future, new research shows.

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN

Tricia Cotham, tornadoes and gender transitions: PolitiFact's top NC fact-checks of 2023

The most popular PolitiFact NC fact checks of the year fall into one of two categories: claims about liberal ambitions or explanations of unexpected events -- in and out of politics.

Paul Specht, PolitiFact reporter

US Supreme Court to hear case related to FDA decisions on abortion pill

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year.