This has made the death merchants very upset, as they want the ability to kill the unborn at any time for any reason with no consequences
Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban
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.
Defied recommendation, eh? What of all the doctors, district attorneys, lawmakers, and citizens who were against it? Regardless, it was a duly passed piece of legislation signed into law by a duly elected governor, which now has more force of law with the Dobbs decision. Seriously, what’s the problem, abortionistas? Around 50% of abortions occur using the abortion pill, which has to be taken by 10 weeks. Certainly, one can figure out within 20 weeks that they do not want the baby, right? That’s almost 5 months. Do the Democrats really want argue for abortion for any reason after 20 weeks?
Osteen’s ruling adds fuel to an already contentious midterm election year after the Supreme Court ruling propelled state-level politics into the spotlight. North Carolina Republicans in November will aim to clinch the five additional seats they need for a veto-proof supermajority in the state legislature as Democrats stave off their challenges to preserve Cooper’s power. (snip)
Cooper and other Democrats have already elevated abortion access as a key campaign issue. The governor signed an executive order on July 6 shielding out-of-state abortion patients from extradition and prohibiting state agencies under his control from aiding other states’ prosecutions of those who travel for the procedure.
“Denying women necessary medical care in extreme and threatening situations, even if rare, is fundamentally wrong, and we cannot let politicians mislead people about the real-world implications of this harmful law,” Cooper said Wednesday.
Yes, yes they do. It’s not a good look, and they might find out that even many Democrats are not in favor of late term abortion. If they want to run on abortion on demand up to the week of birth while most North Carolinians are concerned with high food, energy, clothes, etc prices, go for it. See how that works out.
“Abortions after 20 weeks are rare, but it’s still incredibly important that people have access to this care,” Alison Kiser, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes! South Atlantic said. “The two primary reasons people need abortion care later in pregnancy is because they’ve received new medical information or, and ever more so now, they’re facing barriers that have delayed their care.”
In other words, because they simply decided they no longer want the baby, not for actual medical reasons. Only about 6% are to save the life of the mother. And because they might find out the baby has some defects
During a pregnancy, women are offered prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing to determine whether a fetus is healthy or has certain genetic disorders or anomalies.
This information can help patients and their doctors prepare for the pregnancy. But some opt out of such testing, believing that babies should be born regardless of potential abnormalities.
For those who do choose to undergo such testing, maternal-fetal medicine specialists and genetic counselors usually work closely with the pregnant person or couple to explain in detail what the results mean for a birth, for mother and child, if a genetic disorder or fetal anomaly is detected. These health care providers can also provide the pregnant person or couple with guidance on what options are available to them after a diagnosis, which can include aborting a pregnancy. That option, however, is limited or no longer available to women in many U.S. states.
You’re welcome to read the rest of the article, but, here’s the point: the mother may find out that it has some sort of “defect”, such as Down Syndrome, and determine to kill it in the womb. Eugenics. Because these people are ghouls.
Currently, under 1% of abortions are performed after 20 weeks. All this ruling does is to make it more difficult for a few women with life threatening pregnancy issues to obtain care. If she finds out the fetus is anencephalic or acranic should she be forced to carry and deliver?
So over 99% of abortions are legal. NC forced-birthers must be anguished beyond words.
The nuGOP realize they lassoed a tornado when they threw out Roe v Wade and are now trying to make the best of it before the mid-terms.
Deep red states can likely ban abortions without paying a significant electoral price but purple states need to worry.