North Carolina’s ban on most abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court found on June 16, upholding a lower-court ruling.
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, ruled (pdf) that the state’s blanket ban is unconstitutional because it prohibits some pre-viability abortions, which would violate the 1992 landmark Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
