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North Carolina
Laws in Detail

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North Carolina

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Governor Beverly Perdue (D) is pro-choice.

Legislature

  • The North Carolina House is mixed-choice.
  • The North Carolina Senate is mixed-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Refusal to Provide Medical Services

North Carolina allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

North Carolina restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

North Carolina law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

North Carolina subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Contraceptive Equity

North Carolina law requires health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
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Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning

North Carolina provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded reproductive health care services.
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Protection Against Clinic Violence

North Carolina law protects women seeking reproductive-health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

North Carolina restricts post-viability abortions.
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83 percent of North Carolina counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Did You Know?

NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina
Sean Kosofsky
Executive Director
514 Daniels Street #142 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Phone: 919.600.2509
Fax: 919.827.8779

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