Bill Summary for S 12 (2023-2024)

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Jan 25 2023

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Senate Bill 12 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 25, 2023
AN ACT TO CODIFY THE ESSENTIAL HOLDINGS OF ROE V. WADE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN PA V. CASEY.
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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 to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability. Specifies that the State may: (1) restrict the ability of a woman to choose whether 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 affect laws regarding conscience protection. Appropriates $25,000 for 2023-24 from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management as a grant to the NC Obstetrical and Gynecological Society to educate providers about this act. Effective July 1, 2023.