Published 07/27/2024 1:51:00 a.m.

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

A federal judge permanently blocked a North Carolina abortion law requiring doctors to document pregnancy location before prescribing abortion pills, citing vagueness.
The judge restored enforcement of a law mandating that abortions after 12 weeks must occur in hospitals, aimed at protecting maternal health.
Legislators claimed the hospital requirement reduces risks for women facing complications, but the judge noted plaintiffs did not disprove legislators' rationale for the requirement.

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The Independent

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently

07/27/2024 12:11:19 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently. But

07/27/2024 12:11:19 a.m.·United States

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abc News

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently

07/27/2024 12:11:19 a.m.·United States

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KIFI

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently. But U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles restored on Friday another provision she halted last year that required abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy be performed in hospitals. She said the law requiring physicians …

07/27/2024 12:11:19 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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