¶ The Stakes
If Roe is overturned, abortion would not be immediately illegal in North Carolina, but the state’s 20-week abortion ban would likely go into effect. The ban includes few exceptions. [News & Observer, 5/3/22]
- North Carolina could remain one of the only southern states to allow abortions, “but if Republicans win big in state legislature races in the midterm elections, the 20-week allowance for abortions could go away, too.” [Charlotte Observer, 5/5/22]
Mark Robinson
Mark Walker
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Pat McCrory