Yesterday, U.S. District Judge William Osteen ruled that, in light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, North Carolina’s statute forbidding abortions after 20 weeks (N.C.G.S. 14-45.1) is not unconstitutional. In other words, the 20-week ban can be enforced.

Judge Osteen’s ruling is available here.

Responses by Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, and other elected officials are here.

Curious about other states’ abortion laws? We have a blog entry on that topic.

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