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Statement from Jillian Riley, Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic:

Republican leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly have once again failed the people of North Carolina.
Sept. 22, 2023

ABORTION PROVIDERS FILE NEW CASE CHALLENGING SOUTH CAROLINA ABORTION BAN

Following last month’s ruling banning most abortions in the state, providers again ask Court for clarity

Sept. 14, 2023

ABORTION PROVIDERS FILE FOR REHEARING IN S.C. ABORTION BAN CASE

Following yesterday’s ruling, abortion providers are filing a petition for rehearing over ambiguity identified in decision

Aug. 25, 2023

BREAKING: SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT ALLOWS SIX-WEEK ABORTION BAN TO GO INTO EFFECT

Today, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state's newly enacted ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. 

Aug. 23, 2023

Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Marks One Year Post-Roe

Today marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which allowed state lawmakers to ban abortion and stripped tens of millions of people of the right to make their own personal medical decisions. Twenty states have banned or eliminated all or some access to abortion, including states within Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s service area. Today, 1 in 3 women — and more transgender and non-binary people — live in a state without access to abortion.

June 24, 2023 • North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

N.C. Lawmakers Advance Multiple Bills Banning Gender-Affirming Health Care

Today, the North Carolina legislature advanced two bills that ban or severely restrict gender-affirming care for anyone under 18, including hormone therapy. Senate Bill 631 bans the provision of gender-affirming care for minors by public health care facilities, their affiliates, or any providers who contract with public health care facilities. In a similar move, House Bill 808 was amended today to prevent health care providers from providing gender-affirming health care, including gender-affirming hormone therapy, to anyone under the age of 18, with very limited exceptions.

June 21, 2023 • North Carolina