Rep. Tricia Cotham, a former Democrat, spoke passionately in a 2015 floor speech about needing abortion care after she found out her pregnancy was unviable.
An exchange between Rep. Jeff McNeely, R-Iredell, and Rep. Abe Jones, D-Wake, during a debate on the school voucher bill ended with McNeely suspended from continuing to speak and Jones defending his educational background on Wednesday.