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Abortion access diminishes in NC after federal judge reinstates 20-week ban

By Rachel Crumpler Abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy are no longer legal in North Carolina, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, marking the first erosion of abortion access in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision in late June. U.S. District Judge William Osteen Jr. reinstated North Carolina’s […]