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July 30, 2013

North Carolina Governor Signs Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill 
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On Monday, North Carolina Gov. Pat Mc Crory signed another product of
the Republican-led legislature — a sweeping package of anti-choice
measures tucked into a motorcycle safety bill. Among other restrictions,
the law bans abortion coverage in the state health insurance exchange
and directs state officials to issue new standards for abortion clinics
that many may be unable to meet. Similar rules have shuttered clinics in
other states. Pro-choice demonstrators held a 12-hour vigil across from
the governor's mansion Monday and planned a second one today. They have
accused Gov. Mc Crory of reneging on a campaign promise not to approve
new abortion restrictions. The bill has fueled mass protests that saw
more than 100 people arrested at a Moral Monday action earlier this
month. According to the Guttmacher Institute, states across the country
adopted 43 new restrictions on access to abortion in the first half of
this year. That's the second highest number ever at the midyear mark.

 

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