Abortion clinics in Virginia expect an influx of patients, but many Southern residents may not have the option to travel such long distances.
May 20, 2023
By Aria Bendix
As lawmakers in North and South Carolina work to impose new restrictions on abortion, options for women seeking to end a pregnancy in the South are diminishing quickly.
In North Carolina, a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy goes into effect on July 1. Gov. Roy Cooper had vetoed the legislation, but the state's Republican-led Assembly voted Tuesday to override that veto.