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N.C. House Approves Bill Prohibiting Abortion Coverage in State Insurance Marketplace
Friday, May 17, 2013
The North Carolina House on Thursday approved a measure (HB 730) that would prohibit health plans offered through the state's health insurance marketplace from covering abortion, the AP/Henderson Times-News reports.
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N.C. Senate Passes Education Bill Claiming Link Between Abortion, Preterm Births
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The North Carolina Senate on Monday approved a bill (SB 132) that would require school health educators to teach students that abortion can increase the risk of premature births in future pregnancies, the AP/WFMY News 2 reports.
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N.C. Senate Bill Would Teach Students Abortion is Linked to Premature Birth
Friday, May 10, 2013
The North Carolina Senate Health Committee on Wednesday approved a bill (SB 132) that would require school health educators to teach students that abortion can increase the risk of premature births in future pregnancies, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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N.C. Comm. Approves Parental Consent for Birth Control, STI Treatment
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The North Carolina House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday passed a bill (HB 693) that would require minors to obtain notarized parental consent to receive treatment for various reproductive and mental health services, the Huffington Post reports.
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N.C. House Passes Ban on Abortions Based on Sex of the Fetus
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The North Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill (HB 716) that would prohibit physicians from performing an abortion if they have "knowledge, or an objective reason to know" that the sex of the fetus is a "significant factor" in the woman's request for the procedure, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports.
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N.C. House Panel Advances Bill Banning Abortions Based on Sex of the Fetus
Friday, May 3, 2013
A North Carolina House committee on Wednesday approved a bill (HB 716) that would ban physicians from "knowingly or recklessly" performing an abortion when the sex of the fetus is a "significant factor" in a woman's request for the procedure, AP/WRAL reports.
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Featured Blog
Friday, May 3, 2013
"The Importance of Roe vs. Wade" (Joseph Blady, Huffington Post blogs, 5/1).
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Several States Take Aim at Comprehensive Sex Education
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Lawmakers in several states this year are backing legislation to curtail comprehensive sex education in favor of antiabortion and abstinence-focused programs, The Week reports.
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Featured Blogs
Friday, April 5, 2013
"Outlawing Abortion Won't Help Children with Down Syndrome" (Alison Piepmeier, New York Times' "Motherlode," 4/1); "Seven States Working Hard To Shut Down Abortion Clinics" (Tara Culp-Ressler, Center for American Progress' "ThinkProgress," 4/3); "Nevada Lawmaker Receives Death Threats After Talking About Her Abortion" (Culp-Ressler, Center for American Progress' "Think Progress," 4/4).
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Abortion-Rights Advocates To Protest N.C. Bill Requiring Hospital Admitting Privileges
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Planned Parenthood and abortion-rights groups in North Carolina say they will hold a rally outside the state Legislature on Wednesday to protest a bill (SB 308) that would increase regulations for abortion clinics, WRAL reports
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N.C. Plans To Appeal Ruling Against 'Choose Life' License Plates
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
North Carolina officials intend to appeal a federal judge's ruling that it is unconstitutional for the state to offer license plates with the message "Choose Life" without also offering plates that support abortion rights, the AP/Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Crisis Pregnancy Centers Gain Sway Within Antiabortion-Rights Movement
Monday, January 7, 2013
Crisis pregnancy centers -- aided by new strategies, state funding and legislative support -- are playing an increasingly influential role in the movement to restrict abortion-rights, the New York Times reports.
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Battle Over Planned Parenthood Funding Becomes National Issue
Monday, October 22, 2012
Lawmakers' efforts to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood in Arizona, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and other states have helped propel the organization to the forefront of national political debates, the Washington Post reports.
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Featured Blogs
Friday, October 19, 2012
"No 'Personhood' Amendments Will Appear on Any Ballot This Election Day" (Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel, 10/16) and "The Woman who Dared To Show us a Transvaginal Probe" (Steve Williams, Care2, 10/16).
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Federal Judge Dismisses Wheaton College's Contraceptive Coverage Lawsuit
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A federal judge has dismissed an evangelical university's lawsuit against the federal contraceptive coverage rules because the school does not face an immediate threat of having to offer the coverage, UPI reports.
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Report Notes 40 Laws Enacted in 15 States That Could Hinder Women's Access to Abortion Care, Reproductive Health Service
Thursday, July 19, 2012
U.S. women increasingly face barriers to obtaining reproductive health services as states continue to pass laws restricting access, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Reuters reports.
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Protecting Abortion Rights Requires Vigilant Defense, Los Angeles Times Editorial States
Thursday, July 19, 2012
"[A]n aggressive campaign to curtail [women's reproductive] rights is being waged across the country as opponents seize every opportunity to deny women long-established constitutional protections," a Los Angeles Times editorial states.
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Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit Over Ariz. Funding Ban
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Planned Parenthood Arizona on Monday filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to block an Arizona law barring public family planning funding to organizations that also provide abortion services, Reuters reports.
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'Women Would Be Hurt' if N.C. Planned Parenthood Cuts Take Effect, New York Times Editorial States
Monday, July 9, 2012
"The conservative assault on Planned Parenthood that began a year ago when the Republican-led House of Representatives tried to cut off any federal aid to the organization has been followed by a slew of similar attacks at the state level," a New York Times editorial states.
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N.C. Legislature Overrides Veto of State Budget That Strips Funding From Family Planning Providers
Thursday, July 5, 2012
North Carolina lawmakers on Monday evening voted to override Gov. Bev Perdue's (D) veto of a state budget that defunds private providers of family planning services, including Planned Parenthood, Huffington Post reports.
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N.C. Law Barring Family Planning Funds to Planned Parenthood Struck Down
Monday, July 2, 2012
A federal court on Thursday struck down a North Carolina law that blocked distribution of family planning funds to Planned Parenthood clinics because the organization offers abortion care, BNA reports.
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N.C. House Upholds Amendment To Withhold Funds From Planned Parenthood
Friday, June 1, 2012
The North Carolina House on Wednesday voted to retain a budget amendment that would bar distribution of family planning funds to organizations other than local health departments, the Blue Ridge Times-News reports.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks N.C. 'Choose Life' License Plates
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
U.S. District Judge James Fox on Monday granted a preliminary injunction preventing North Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles from issuing license plates with the message "Choose Life," the AP/Winston-Salem Journal reports.
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Judge Blocks Ultrasound Provision of N.C. Abortion Law
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of a new North Carolina law (HB 854) that requires abortion providers to conduct ultrasounds and describe the images to women before providing abortion services, Reuters reports.
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Groups Challenge Constitutionality of N.C. Abortion Law
Friday, September 30, 2011
A coalition of five groups -- the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina Legal Foundation, Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina and the Center for Reproductive Rights -- on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a North Carolina law that requires abortion providers to comply with specific requirements before a woman can have an abortion, ABC11-WTVD reports.
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ACLU Sues N.C. Over 'Choose Life' Plates, Asks for 'Respect Choice' Plates
Friday, September 9, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit asking the state to issue a specialty license plate that "supports a woman's right to reproductive freedom," WTVD reports.
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N.C. District Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction on Budget Provision Blocking Planned Parenthood Funding
Monday, August 22, 2011
U.S. District Judge James Beaty on Friday temporarily blocked a budget provision preventing the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services from distributing state and federal family planning grants to Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Judge Could Rule Soon on N.C. Planned Parenthood Case
Thursday, August 11, 2011
U.S. District Judge James Beaty on Wednesday heard arguments in a lawsuit over a provision in the North Carolina budget that prevents the state's Department of Health and Human Services from distributing state and federal family planning grants to Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Kan. Appeals Judge's Order in Planned Parenthood Case
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Kansas on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal asking a federal judge to overturn a temporary injunction blocking a state law that ends the state's allocation of federal family planning funding to Planned Parenthood, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports.
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N.C. Senate Votes To Override Veto on Ultrasound Bill, Making Restrictions Law
Friday, July 29, 2011
The North Carolina Senate on Thursday voted 29-19 to override Gov. Beverly Perdue's (D) veto of a measure (HB 854) that would require women to obtain an ultrasound and undergo mandatory counseling at least 24 hours prior to receiving abortion care, effectively making the legislation law, AP/WRAL reports.
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N.C. House Votes To Override Governor's Veto of Ultrasound Bill
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The North Carolina House on Tuesday voted 72-47 to override Gov. Beverly Perdue's (D) veto of a bill (HB 854) that would require women to obtain an ultrasound and undergo mandatory counseling at least 24 hours prior to receiving abortion care, the AP/Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Planned Parenthood Heads to Court in N.C., Kan.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina on Tuesday asked a federal court to schedule an early hearing for its federal lawsuit over a provision in the state budget that prevents the state Department of Health and Human Services from distributing grants to the organization, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports.
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Planned Parenthood Sues Over N.C. Law Blocking Federal Grants
Friday, July 8, 2011
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a provision in the state budget that prevents the state Department of Health and Human Services from distributing federal grants to the organization, the Raleigh News & Observer reports.
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Planned Parenthood Takes Up Multiple Legal Challenges Nationwide
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Planned Parenthood is fighting an "increasingly aggressive campaign" against legislation in several states that restricts abortion rights or cuts off funding to the organization, Politico reports.
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