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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 07:04 PM Aug 2022

Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban

Source: Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortions in North Carolina are no longer legal after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, eroding protections in one of the South’s few remaining safe havens for reproductive freedom.

U.S. District Judge William Osteen reinstated an unenforced 20-week abortion ban, with exceptions for urgent medical emergencies, after he said the June U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade erased the legal foundation for his 2019 ruling that placed an injunction on the 1973 state law.

His decision defies the recommendations of all named parties in the 2019 case, including doctors, district attorneys and the attorney general’s office, who earlier this month filed briefs requesting he let the injunction stand.

“Neither this court, nor the public, nor counsel, nor providers have the right to ignore the rule of law as determined by the Supreme Court,” wrote Osteen, who was appointed to the court by Republican President George W. Bush.

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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
48 minutes ago

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-north-carolina-government-and-politics-59ec5074eb84f16aa614276c7c3fa24d

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Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2022 OP
oh fuck essaynnc Aug 2022 #1
This is a big reason why unconstitutional laws should be removed from the books when possible dsc Aug 2022 #2
Yes. Democrats were afraid to strengthen abortion rights. yardwork Aug 2022 #6
Once again, a guy makes women second-class citizens sakabatou Aug 2022 #3
it is astounding that NC dems ignore what can totally destroy NC GOP certainot Aug 2022 #4
Seems tame compared to the crazy neighboring states Polybius Aug 2022 #5

dsc

(52,130 posts)
2. This is a big reason why unconstitutional laws should be removed from the books when possible
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 09:19 PM
Aug 2022

Democrats should have removed that law when they had the chance (we had a trifecta for much of the time from when Roe was decided until 2011).

yardwork

(61,418 posts)
6. Yes. Democrats were afraid to strengthen abortion rights.
Thu Aug 18, 2022, 08:26 AM
Aug 2022

Roe was one of the most successful wedge issues in U.S. history. Democrats we're afraid to support abortion rights.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
4. it is astounding that NC dems ignore what can totally destroy NC GOP
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 11:31 PM
Aug 2022

these universities support 16 RW xlimbaugh radio stations

NORTH CAROLINA 16 North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 3, Duke 3, East Carolina 2

these are the same dumbfucks on the radio that pushed the bathroom bills

how many activist students at those unis are wasting their time by not stopping how their own unis are kneecapping them

that is fucking stupid

Polybius

(15,239 posts)
5. Seems tame compared to the crazy neighboring states
Wed Aug 17, 2022, 11:53 PM
Aug 2022

Last edited Thu Aug 18, 2022, 12:41 AM - Edit history (1)

Wonder if the judge felt that he really didn't have much choice, since Roe is no longer there.

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