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NC H19
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Robert Reives
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AI Summary
- Adds Article 1M to Chapter 90 of North Carolina General Statutes to codify the essential holdings of Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
- Prohibits the State from imposing an undue burden on a woman's ability to choose whether to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability
- Allows the State to restrict abortion after fetal viability unless necessary to preserve the life or health of the woman, and to enact laws protecting the health or safety of women seeking abortion
- Defines "undue burden" as any burden placing a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability
- Appropriates $500,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2023-2024 to fund public education efforts about birth control and pregnancy prevention
Legislative Description
Codify Roe and Casey Protections
Abortion; Appropriations; Budgeting; Constitution
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
1/30/2023
Committee Referrals
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House1/30/2023
Full Bill Text
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