North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill limiting the window for most abortions to 12 weeks, down from 20, a move that could sharply reduce access to the procedure for millions of women across the South
The state Senate approved the bill 29-20 along party lines, a day after the state House of Representatives passed it in a similar party-line vote.
The proposal would require doctors to be present when abortion medication is administered and patients seeking medical abortions to have an in-person consultation with a doctor 72 hours before the procedure, making it more difficult for out-of-state abortion seekers to obtain the service in North Carolina.
Republicans, however, defended it as "common-sense legislation" that represented a compromise between the two sides on a polarizing issue, noting that it included funding for foster and child care as well as paid parental leave. "Limiting access to care will not stop abortions from happening," she said. "They will just stop safe abortions from happening."
Key to the North Carolina Republicans' veto-proof majority is former Democratic state Representative Tricia Cotham, who in April changed her party affiliation to Republican. Abortions in North Carolina rose by 37%, more than any other state, in the first two months after the ruling, according to a study by the Society of Family Planning, a nonprofit organization that promotes abortion rights and research.
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