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Abortion Rights
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Triangle Musicians Join Together for Abortion Rights Benefit Concert
Tift Merritt and other local musicians are singing out a message November 6—that abortion rights are at risk and we need to do everything we can to protect them in this year’s election.
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NC Council of Churches Reaffirms Resolution That Supports Abortion Rights
This week, the influential religious body here in North Carolina affirmed a resolution in support of the right to an abortion that its members first adopted more than 50 years ago.
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References to “Pro Life” Values Mysteriously Disappear from Bo Hines’s Website
Meanwhile, polls indicate that support for abortion rights remains strong among North Carolinians.
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NC AG Stein: The Right to Reproductive Health Care is on the Ballot
“Politicians are playing with women’s lives. Decisions about reproductive care are deeply personal. They should be made by a woman in consultation with her loved ones and her doctor. They should not be made by politicians.”
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NC Republican Leaders Try To Revive 20-Week Abortion Ban
House speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger filed an amicus brief with a federal district court last week arguing the state’s 20-week abortion ban should be reinstated.
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Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order to Help Protect Reproductive Freedom in NC
Cooper signed the order in a joint appearance with an advocates for reproductive rights, some of whom pointed out that while North Carolina is already serving as a safe haven for women from anti-abortion states, the situation is tenuous here as well.
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Q&A with a Pro-Choice Minister
Rev. Katey Zeh is an ordained Baptist minister in Apex and serves as the CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice.
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With Overturn of Roe v. Wade, Orange County Mayors Pledge Support for Abortion Access
Together, the Orange County mayors signed off the statement with a promise of their shared commitment to building communities where everyone feels safe, welcome, and has the ability to thrive.
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North Carolina, Post Roe v. Wade
For abortion rights in North Carolina, the future is uncertain, and the clock is ticking.