North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 27, 2023

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Late revisions to new North Carolina abortion restrictions scheduled to begin this weekend cleared the state Senate on Monday night, changes that if enacted could frustrate […]

Jun 26, 2023

One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with praise from some and protests from others. Advocates […]

Jun 23, 2023

North Carolina GOP legislators making changes to new abortion law days before enforcement

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators rolled out on Thursday adjustments to the state’s new abortion restrictions that are set to take effect in days, addressing some provisions […]

Jun 20, 2023

Abortion providers in North Carolina file federal lawsuit challenging state’s new restrictions

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion providers in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges several provisions of a state law banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy […]

Jun 8, 2023

Judge weighs Missouri GOP dispute over estimated cost of allowing abortions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two top Republican state officials argued Wednesday over how much it would cost Missouri to restore the right to abortion, with the state attorney general […]

May 30, 2023

Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter […]

May 18, 2023

Abortion pill case moves to appeals court, on track for Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a […]

May 17, 2023

Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina after GOP lawmakers override governor’s veto

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s […]

May 16, 2023

North Carolina GOP to attempt swift override of governor’s abortion veto

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature on Tuesday will attempt to quickly override the governor’s veto of legislation banning nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in […]

May 11, 2023

North Carolina governor makes last-minute plea to block new abortion limits

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor rallied residents and local doctors Wednesday in Wilmington as part of a last-minute bid to persuade at least one Republican lawmaker to […]

May 3, 2023

Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the […]

Apr 21, 2023

N. Carolina speaker: Abortion restriction consensus forming

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican state lawmakers are converging on a proposal to prohibit abortion in nearly all cases after the first trimester of pregnancy, a top legislator […]