{"id":4315,"date":"2022-08-18T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2022-08-18T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:32:37","slug":"abortion-legal-in-nc-up-to-20-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/abortion-legal-in-nc-up-to-20-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion Legal in NC Up to 20 Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/image.png 612w, https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/image-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><figcaption>Image freely available from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday, U.S. District Judge William Osteen ruled that, in light of the Supreme Court overturning <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, North Carolina\u2019s statute forbidding abortions after 20 weeks (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/EnactedLegislation\/Statutes\/PDF\/BySection\/Chapter_14\/GS_14-45.1.pdf\">N.C.G.S. 14-45.1<\/a>) is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">not<\/span><\/strong> unconstitutional. In other words, the 20-week ban can be enforced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judge Osteen&#8217;s ruling is available <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.courtlistener.com%2Frecap%2Fgov.uscourts.ncmd.73954%2Fgov.uscourts.ncmd.73954.122.0.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAnthony.Aycock%40ncleg.gov%7C6e7c02aa3f654dd1363508da811720b6%7Ccdb33c844db840fbb92401791d2b9e5b%7C0%7C0%7C637964233579867501%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3PHL64fwtuDmnsRIY9Mlo3iskRhSUZAmhLOa3rZhsqk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responses by Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, and other elected officials are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wect.com\/2022\/08\/18\/planned-parenthood-expresses-concern-with-20-week-abortion-ban-local-leaders-react\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curious about other states&#8217; abortion laws? We have a blog <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/where-is-abortion-legal-nationwide\/\">entry<\/a> on that topic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for legal help on this or any other subject? Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/g-legal-help\/\">list<\/a> of free or low-cost resources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, U.S. District Judge William Osteen ruled that, in light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, North Carolina\u2019s 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&#8217;s ruling is available here. Responses by Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Abortion Legal in NC Up to 20 Weeks - North Carolina Legislative Library<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/abortion-legal-in-nc-up-to-20-weeks\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Abortion Legal in NC Up to 20 Weeks - North Carolina Legislative Library\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yesterday, U.S. District Judge William Osteen ruled that, in light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. 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