North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said a 12-week abortion ban passed by the state's legislature will effectively ban 'many abortions altogether.'
"They've dressed this up as a 12-week abortion ban, but it's really not," the Democratic governor told"Face the Nation," referring to the state's Republican lawmakers."They ran through a bill in 48 hours with no public input, with no amendments, that drastically reduces access to reproductive freedom for women.
The ban limits abortions to 20 weeks in cases of rape or incest and 24 weeks for"life-limited" fetal anomalies, including some physical or genetic disorders. There is still an exception for when the life of the mother is in danger. The bill also has more medical and paperwork requirements for women and physicians, including that women make an in-person visit to a medical professional at least 72 hours before the procedure.
Cooper said"many" abortion clinics in the state"are going to have to close" because of the new requirements.
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