Abortion Coverage in North Carolina

At least 23% of people of reproductive age are affected by coverage bans in north carolina.
  • Medicaid does not cover abortions in North Carolina.
  • Private insurance is allowed to cover abortions.
  • Abortion coverage is banned in plans sold on the Affordable Care Act health exchange, with limited exceptions.
  • North Carolina public employees are banned from abortion coverage, with limited exceptions. 
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What is being done to remove coverage bans?

The EACH Act will ensure coverage for abortion for every woman, however much she earns or however she is insured.

  • Co-sponsors of EACH Act in North Carolina: Rep. Adams, Alma S., Rep. Butterfield, G.K., Rep. Price, David E.
  • All* Above All Campaign Partners: Carolina Abortion Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina
  • Cities: Durham County, Carrboro

Abortion Coverage by State

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Nearly 50 years of legal abortion under Roe v. Wade has failed to ensure that people of color working to make ends meet can get the care they need. Decades of restrictions have pushed abortion out of reach.

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Resources

  • Durham City Council Resolution

    November 16, 2020
    On December 17, 2018, the Durham City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution calling for repeal of the Hyde Amendment, a harmful policy which impacts low-income people seeking abortion. With a vote of 7-0, the City Council resolution also urged Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina’s federal delegation to support the right of all people to access read more

  • Orange County, NC Commissioners Resolution

    November 2, 2020
    On October 20, 2020 the Orange County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Resolution 65, introduced by Chair Penny Rich. More than 23% of North Carolinians of reproductive age are impacted by coverage bans in the state. Currently, NC Medicaid and insurance plans sold on the Exchange are prohibited from covering abortion with limited exceptions — … Continued

  • Carrboro, North Carolina Resolution

    October 16, 2018
    On October 16, 2018, the Carrboro, NC Board of Alders unanimously passed a resolution marking the 42nd year of the Hyde Amendment and calling for an end on state and federal bans on abortion coverage. NIRH and All* Above All partnered with NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina to advocate for passage of the resolution.
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