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Thu Jul 11, 2013, 05:52 PM Jul 2013

Women Don Helmets To Protest Abortion Restrictions In NC Motorcycle Safety Bill (article w/ photos)


Women Don Helmets To Protest Abortion Restrictions In North Carolina’s Motorcycle Safety Bill

On Thursday afternoon, the North Carolina House approved SB 535, a motorcycle safety bill that includes several unrelated amendments related to limiting abortion access. Just yesterday, House Republicans quietly attached the abortion restrictions to the legislation without any public notice. Both Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) and Democratic lawmakers in the state have criticized the stealth tactics that Republicans are currently using to push through more restrictions on reproductive care.

In protest of their legislature’s decision to rush through the anti-abortion measures — which include harsh regulations on abortion providers and restrictions on medication abortions — women’s health advocates donned motorcycle helmets in the House gallery on Thursday: ...

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Rest of article and TWO PHOTOS here: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/07/11/2289881/north-carolina-protesters-motorcycle/

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