On Air Today: Rebecca Kreitzer of UNC’s Department of Public Policy

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina’s Republican General Assembly leaders have asked a federal judge to reinstate a 20-week abortion ban previously thrown out by courts, despite the Democratic attorney general’s refusal to seek enforcement of the ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion protections. Outside attorneys for Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker […]

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson is running ads about abortion after being battered by opponents on the topic.

Some of North Carolina government's restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina appears to have had a significant decline in abortions performed in the first month after new restrictions approved by state legislators took effect, according to estimates released Wednesday by a research group. The findings by the Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights, are based on data collected from a sample […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and GARY D. ROBERTSON In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion-rights activists and voters watched on a plaza in the capital of Raleigh as Gov. Roy Cooper affixed his […]

The Republican-led General Assembly passed new abortion restrictions in North Carolina on Thursday. While Governor Roy Cooper has said he’ll veto the measure, many medical experts and abortion rights advocates shared their opposition and concerns. That included a pair of Duke Health professionals, who spoke with the media Thursday to detail their expectations […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South’s few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom. U.S. District Judge William Osteen reinstated an unenforced 20-week abortion ban, with exceptions for urgent medical emergencies, after he […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein repudiated Republican General Assembly leaders’ allegations Wednesday that he neglected his duty to defend state law by refusing to seek enforcement of a blocked 20-week abortion ban after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Attorneys for Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore filed a […]

Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina’s Democratic attorney general declined Thursday to meet Republican legislative leaders’ demand that he ask a federal court to lift an injunction on a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican leaders had asked Attorney General Josh Stein, the state’s top lawyer, to return […]

Associate Professor Rebecca Kreitzer of UNC joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to share perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and scale back federal abortion protection. Plus, Kreitzer details the impacts the ruling will have in North Carolina.