CODIFY ROE AND CASEY PROTECTIONS.

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Senate Bill 888 (Public) Filed Thursday, May 26, 2022
AN ACT TO CODIFY THE ESSENTIAL HOLDINGS OF ROE V. WADE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN PA V. CASEY.
Intro. by Marcus, Chaudhuri, Murdock.

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  • Summary date: May 27 2022 - View Summary

    Enacts Article 1M in GS Chapter 90, to be known as "Codify Roe and Casey Protections" providing as follows. Sets out the Article's purpose. Prohibits the State from imposing an undue burden on the ability of a woman to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability. Specifies that the State may: (1) restrict the ability of a woman to choose whether or not to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability, unless termination is necessary to preserve the woman's life or health or (2) enact laws, rules, or regulations, to further the health or safety of a woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy. Defines undue burden to mean any burden that places a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability. Specifies that the Article does not have an effect on laws regarding conscience protection. 

    Appropriates $25,000 for 2022-23 from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management as a directed grant to the NC Obstetrical and Gynecological Society to educate providers about this act. Effective July 1, 2022.