Two of the top Republicans in the North Carolina Legislature are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to defend laws that place restrictions on abortion pills, a federal judge said in an order (pdf) on March 10.
North Carolina law requires the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person after a 72-hour waiting period and only after patients receive state-mandated counseling and, in some cases, an ultrasound, according to the lawsuit (pdf) filed in the Middle District of North Carolina in January.
