Bryant V. Woodall

All eyes on Judge Osteen as decision on blocked NC abortion law imminent

With the 30 days over and all briefs filed, the state's abortion laws hang in the balance. Judge William Osteen, a federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush, is weighing the injunction on a 20-week abortion ban.

David Larson

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Stein won’t seek to renew N.C.’s 20-week abortion ban

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is refusing to take actions to have the state’s 20-week abortion ban reinstated. Stein, a Democrat, released a statement July 21 saying that he would not seek to have the injunction lifted in the Bryant v. Woodall case that had stalled the state’s ban on most abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.

David N. Bass

All eyes on Judge Osteen as decision on blocked NC abortion law imminent

Stein won’t seek to renew N.C.’s 20-week abortion ban

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