{"id":324831,"date":"2025-01-20T15:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=324831"},"modified":"2025-01-19T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T22:05:31","slug":"north-carolina-governor-reproductive-freedom-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/north-carolina-governor-reproductive-freedom-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina’s new governor announces executive order to protect ‘reproductive freedom’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced<\/a> an executive order last week to protect access to abortion in the state. The executive order<\/a> says that “reproductive freedom must remain protected and reproductive health care services must remain available in North Carolina…”<\/p>\n

‘Reproductive freedom’ and ‘reproductive health care’ are frequently-used euphemisms for induced abortion \u2014 the direct and intentional killing of a preborn child.<\/p>\n

“Our state has seen alarming attacks on women’s reproductive rights over the past few years, and I remain committed to doing everything in my power to protect women’s freedoms and their safety,” Stein said. “I am directing my cabinet agencies to take specific action to protect women and health care providers from extreme anti-reproductive freedom laws.”<\/p>\n

According to reports<\/a>, the executive order directs cabinet agencies to protect North Carolina doctors and medical professionals who commit abortions by refusing to cooperate with any efforts by pro-life states to impose penalties on abortionists, including investigations or prosecutions. It is unclear if an abortionist in North Carolina who commits an abortion on a woman from another state would face penalties if that woman suffers complications or dies from that abortion.<\/p>\n