Will abortion restrictions be main 2024 legislative issue?
Abortion restrictions will be the defining issue of the 2024 general election in North Carolina.
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Abortion restrictions will be the defining issue of the 2024 general election in North Carolina.
The clock is ticking on legislation that would add controversial restrictions to the state's abortion laws.
Legislative leaders announced that the House and Senate chambers had reached a compromise to ban elective abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Republicans Jeff Zenger and Jon Hardister said House Bill 470 had been pulled back to the Rules Committee after it had advanced to the floor during a loud outcry of opposition by leaders in both cities. The bill would establish Civil Review Boards that could be arbiters for decisions involving police and first responders, including the potential to overturn decisions.
Speaker Tim Moore said House members would debate and vote on the budget this week. Cooper doesn't like as much about it as Republicans liked about his plan.