Top Republican lawmakers and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein take opposing positions in the latest court filings linked to a federal abortion lawsuit. US District Judge Catherine Eagles could decide in the months ahead whether to kill two pieces of the state’s 2023 abortion law. The law limited most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
A lawsuit challenging portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law could head to trial as early as May 6. A federal judge’s injunction in late September has blocked two pieces of the law from taking effect.
A Duke Health doctor has dismissed one part of an ongoing federal lawsuit against North Carolina’s new abortion law. Two other pieces of the law continue to face a legal challenge. A federal judge issued a Sept. 30 injunction against the two targeted items.
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