Abortion in North Carolina

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into North Carolina, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• CARE: Clinics for Abortion and Reproductive Excellence – Abortion by MailShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into North Carolina

Protections

• The state's lawmakers have not passed protections for abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until after 13 weeks with some exceptions.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's health, including physical or mental health.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit based on the health or status of the fetus.
• The state permits the pregnant person and/or family members to sue the person who provided an abortion in violation of the state's abortion restriction.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion because of the sex of the pregnancy.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion because of the race of the pregnancy.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion because of a diagnosis of a fetal impairment or disability.
• State law prohibits healthcare professionals inside the state from providing an abortion using a specific method known as Dilation and Extraction (D&X). This is sometimes referred to as a "partial birth" abortion ban, although this term has no clinical definition.

Barriers

• The state requires a person to wait 72 hours between visits before obtaining an abortion from a provider.
• The state requires a person to make 2 in-person visits before obtaining an abortion from a provider.
• The state requires health care providers to give patients seeking abortion specific information prior to receiving abortion care. This information is often biased and inaccurate, and is intended to discourage abortion.
• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• State law requires healthcare professionals inside the state to meet certain requirements before providing an abortion to minors below the age of 18.
• Before providing an abortion to a minor inside the state, the state requires an abortion provider to get their parent or guardian's consent.
• The state allows a judge to excuse a minor from having to notify or get consent from their parent or guardian before having an abortion inside the state. This is referred to as "judicial bypass."
• Before providing an abortion to a minor, the state does not require an abortion provider to obtain specific documentation of their parent or guardian's consent or notification.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth only after the patient has had an in-person visit.

Insurance

• The state prohibits exchange plans from covering abortion. Exchange plans are health insurance plans offered in the state's Health Care Exchange established under the federal Affordable Care Act.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases where abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• The state allows exchange insurance plans to cover abortion only in cases of rape or incest.
• Medicaid funds may pay for abortion in the state in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnant person's life is endangered. This is the federal minimum requirement for Medicaid coverage of abortion.