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North Carolina Passes 12-Week Abortion Ban

GOP-led legislature might override expected veto in state that has been crucial access point since Roe was overturned

By Jennifer Calfas

and Laura Kusisto

May 4, 2023 6:27 pm ET

From a high-stakes legal battle over the abortion pill mifepristone, to states debating their own legislation, WSJ’s Laura Kusisto highlights where abortion access stands now and what could come next. Photo Illustration: Preston Jessee

North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature passed a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, setting the state on a path to restricting access that could ultimately reverberate across the region.

North Carolina has become a crucial access point for patients in the Southeast seeking abortions after the Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade and many states in the region enacted near-total bans on the procedure.

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