Planned Parenthood Votes and Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina are targeting 14 swing districts as part of a $50 million national campaign to protect reproductive rights in nine target states — the largest-ever electoral program in its history.
as of an Aug. 17 federal court ruling. But with Republicans just five seats shy of a supermajority in the General Assembly — three seats shy in the House and two in the Senate — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's power to veto more stringent abortion restrictions hinges on the November outcome.As its neighboring states slash abortion access in the months following the, North Carolina has become one of the South's few safe havens for the procedure.
The committee's chief priority, she said, is preventing a Republican supermajority in the General Assembly by focusing attention and resources on five battleground state Senate races. Berger said he is not aware of a General Assembly GOP leader who has said they personally support legislation outlawing abortion outright, with no exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the patient.