Under the executive order, state Cabinet agencies are ordered not to cooperate with prosecution and penalties against health care providers who provided legal reproductive health services, includin…
FILE – Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Josh Stein speaks during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Josh Stein unveiled new measures on Thursday that extend state protections for certain health care providers and patients’ reproductive health data just a few days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.New Jersey Gov.
within the state — are taking renewed action to curb possible anti-abortion measures under Trump’s administration. Trump’s stance on abortion was“I don’t know what will happen, but what I am trying to communicate to the people of this state is that they have a champion in me for their personal privacy and their right to make their own health care decisions,” Stein said at a news conference.
State agencies also must review and revise how they store data related to a patient’s reproductive health to “maximize protections for individual privacy,” according to the executive order. The state’s health and human services department is charged with ensuring access to legal birth control and reproductive health care medication in North Carolina.in 2022 shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Stein’s actions further cement yearslong efforts by Democratic governors to offer sanctuary to those seeking abortions across the country. North Carolina is one of the only states in the South that doesn’t restrict abortion access to six weeks or below.Any further legislation on abortion will have a tougher time making its way through the legislature after Republicans lost their House supermajority in the 2024 general election.
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