Judge Upholds North Carolina Law Requiring Hospitals Handle Abortions After 12 Weeks

The ruling also strikes down another provision in the law.

Planned Parenthood signage is displayed outside of a health care clinic in Inglewood, Calif., on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

A U.S. judge has found that part of a new North Carolina law requiring abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy be performed in hospitals is constitutional, ruling against Planned Parenthood.

The judge also struck down another provision in the law, which mandates that medical providers document the existence of a pregnancy before an abortion.