March 6, 2023
GOP lawmakers quietly plan new NC abortion restrictions
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Republican legislators are meeting privately to discuss tightening North Carolina’s abortion law, which currently bans the procedure after 20 weeks. They want to reduce that time, but the question is by how much. Whatever they propose, GOP leaders in the General Assembly will need help from Democrats to bypass an expected veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. WRAL State Government Reporter Travis Fain breaks down the negotiations and the political wrangling that could follow.
