North Carolina Governor Issues Executive Order to Protect Abortion Access

Abortion is banned in North Carolina after 12 weeks pregnancy except in cases of medical emergency, rape, incest, or “life-limiting anomaly” in an unborn child.

Then-Attorney General Josh Stein applauds supporters during an election night watch party in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 5, 2024. Grant Halverson/AP Photo

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at protecting access to services and data related to abortion services in the state.

In a statement, the newly elected governor said he had instructed cabinet agencies to protect women and health care providers from what he called “extreme anti-reproductive freedom laws” across the state.