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Fewer abortions in North Carolina following 2023 restrictions

By Leoneda Inge,

Published November 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST

A color-coded map produced by the Guttmacher Institute that reflects state abortion policies in effect as of Oct. 3. categorized in ranks from most restrictive to most protective. Most restrictive is dark red, whereas most protective is dark blue. North Carolina is in orange as "very restrictive." — A map produced by the Guttmacher Institute that reflects state abortion policies in effect as of Oct. 3. categorized in ranks from most restrictive to most protective.

North Carolina's 2023 abortion law, effective on July 1, requires two in-person appointments and limits access to the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Co-host Leoneda Inge discusses the immediate effects of those restrictions, and medical data on the first few months of the new law with reporter Rachel Crumpler.

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Rachel Crumpler reports on abortion for North Carolina Health News.

You can find her story "New numbers reveal ongoing impact of abortion restrictions, loss of access to care in NC" here.

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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