Summary
An abortionist in North Carolina is challenging multiple laws aimed at promoting maternal health and safety. The laws include requirements that abortions be performed in person by a qualified physician in a certified hospital or clinic, after a woman has provided voluntary and informed consent following a period of reflection.
Case timeline
- January 2023: An abortion provider filed a lawsuit falsely claiming that the FDA’s approval of abortion drugs and destruction of safeguards supersedes North Carolina’s right to pass laws protecting women.
- February 2023: ADF attorneys filed a motion to intervene in the case on behalf of North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Timothy Moore.
- March 2023: A federal district court granted the motion to intervene, and ADF attorneys filed another motion on behalf of the two legislators asking the court to dismiss the abortion provider’s baseless lawsuit.
