North Carolina GOP moves forward 12-week abortion ban
Join a rapid-response protest in Raleigh Wednesday if you can
North Carolina Republicans are at it again, moving to restrict the reproductive rights of our state’s citizens. They announced tonight they are advancing a bill for a 12-week abortion ban. This is unacceptable. Health care is health care and no lawmakers should impose themselves between a patient and her doctor. We have seen dangerous consequences unfold across the country as other states are passing restrictive rules that create chaos, often leaving doctors and hospitals unsure what procedures they are allowed to perform. An Oklahoma woman who was experiencing a failed pregnancy and needed a D&C, surgical abortion, to clear the dangerous miscarriage was told to wait in the hospital parking lot until she bled out enough that her life was in imminent danger before doctors could help her. This is real Handmaid’s Tale shit come to life in the USA. We can’t stand for this in North Carolina! The News & Observer editorial says “With new abortion ban, Republicans will take NC 50 years backward.”
There are rapid-response rallies happening tommorrow in Raleigh. Please join if you can. I am sharing this info via Neighbors on Call’s email:
I also urge you to support Planned Parenthood Votes South Atlantic.