North Carolina
Status of Abortion:
Legal
Legal
The murder of preborn children is legal in North Carolina until 12 weeks unless a qualified physician determines there’s a medical emergency, through the 20th week of pregnancy if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and through the 24th week of pregnancy if a qualified physician determines there’s a life-limiting fetal anomaly.
Legislative calendar
Regular Sessions begin in February of odd-numbered years
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available.
Legislative Branch
North Carolina General Assembly
Speaker of the House:
Speaker of the House:
Lt. Governor Mark Robinson (R)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:
Judicial Branch
Congressional Delegation
Abolition History:
In 2021, State Rep. Larry Pittman introduced HB158, the first bill to abolish abortion in North Carolina. To get around the State’s Democratic governor who would veto any abortion ban, HB158 would have placed the abolition of abortion on the ballot for voters to affirm. The bill was opposed by House Republican leadership.