“Thousands of girls and women in states that banned abortion experienced rape-related pregnancy, but few (if any) obtained in-state abortions legally, suggesting that rape exceptions fail to provide reasonable access to abortion for survivors,” the study stated.
During Tuesday’s event, the president and vice president highlighted several new measures the administration is taking to strengthen reproductive health care access, criticized extreme abortion bans, and highlighted the stakes of the 2024 election for reproductive rights.
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a NC minister explains why Republican lawmakers' abortion ban has made life more dangerous for women. The Rev. Heather Rodrigues of Duke Memorial in Durham was one of numerous faith leaders who spoke out Monday in Raleigh....
A federal judge will hear arguments in a lawsuit accusing the state of overstepping its authority by imposing regulations of the drug mifepristone that surpass those set by the US Food and Drug Administration.
A new analysis found that there were 4,230 abortions provided in North Carolina in June, and only 2,920 in July—a decrease of more than 30%—after Republicans’ 12-week abortion ban went into effect.
Although these pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, a looming Supreme Court case could cut off access to the medication in states where abortion is still legal.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has called abortion “murder,” compared the procedure to slavery, and said that he would support a total abortion ban in North Carolina, without any exceptions.
Radical right-wing Republicans in the state of North Carolina want to limit women’s reproductive healthcare even more than they already have. The Republican candidate for Governor, Mark Robinson, consistently shows a complete disregard and disrespect for women and for women’s healthcare.
Alongside abortion, contraception is the other pillar of sexual and reproductive healthcare. These services are critical to ensuring we are free to make decisions about our own bodies and lives with dignity and respect.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.”