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Judge blocks North Carolina’s forced ultrasound law

It’s nice to see some good pro-choice news out of North Carolina after Monday’s scary report on crisis pregnancy centers. Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the mandatory ultrasound provision in a new anti-choice state law that was set to go into effect today. (Unfortunately, the judge upheld the part requiring a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion.)

The law would require doctors to show a woman an ultrasound image, give a detailed description of the embryo or fetus, and offer her the chance to hear the fetal heartbeat at least four hours before an abortion. The doctor would be forced to do so even if the woman objected. No exceptions whatsoever. The measure ever-so-kindly allows the woman to avert ...

It’s nice to see some good pro-choice news out of North Carolina after Monday’s scary report on crisis pregnancy centers. Yesterday, a federal judge blocked the mandatory ultrasound provision in a new anti-choice state law ...

North Carolina passes “Women’s Right to Know” Act

Yesterday, North Carolina House voted 71-48 to pass the “Women’s Right to Know” Act which forces women to wait 24 hours to have an abortion, forces them to see a sonogram and feeds them “information” about the risks of abortion. Because nothing says ‘I love you women of North Carolina’ like forcing state mandates on women about what they think is best for their minds and bodies.

“This is about respecting women,” said Rep. Ruth Samuelson, a Charlotte Republican who sponsored the bill. “This bill keeps abortion legal. It keeps abortion safe. And, by golly, we know it helps make it more rare. It is still her choice. It makes it her informed choice.”

Opponents called it an unwarranted intrusion on a ...

Yesterday, North Carolina House voted 71-48 to pass the “Women’s Right to Know” Act which forces women to wait 24 hours to have an abortion, forces them to see a sonogram and feeds them “information” about the ...