RALEIGH, N.C. — Leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly filed a bill that would restrict abortions.
The bill would ban abortions in North Carolina after about 12 weeks of pregnancy, the second and third trimesters.
Two weeks ago, we reported Republicans reached a consensus on this proposal.
Republicans said there would be exceptions, such as rape, incest, and the health of the mother and the unborn child.
Under the bill, they would restrict medicated abortion to in-person only. The timing for abortions goes as followed:
- Up to 12 weeks for elective abortion
- Up to 20 weeks for rape/incest
- Up to 24 weeks for life-limiting anomalies
- No limit to risk to the mother
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