Democrats say abortion rulings may be 'a blessing in disguise'

RALEIGH, North Carolina — Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina's newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed ...

August 31, 2022
2:02 AM

RALEIGH, North Carolina — Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina's newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect. But some North Carolina Democrats say the ruling earlier this month — the latest fallout of the June U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminating federal abortion protections — might be the catalyst their party needed to reinvigorate its political prospects in what was shaping up to be a losing year.