The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that she won’t temporarily block most of a newly revised abortion law from taking effect this weekend in North Carolina, including a near-ban on ...

FILE — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks during a news conference in Durham, N.C., March 28, 2023. North Carolina hastily approved legislation on Thursday, May 4, that would ban most abortions ...

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