a kia borings pill is now once again in court. oral arguments are set to begin soon before the fifth circuit court of appeals. a case brought by anti-abortion activist who is want to ban mifepristone nationwide. on the state level the focus is in the carolinas where two separate efforts to further restrict abortions in both states have hit a critical juncture. in north carolina nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy are now banned. as a republican super majority in the state legislature voted to override democratic governor roy cooper s veto of their bill. shouts of shame could be heard from the gallery after the gavel fell there. and in south carolina republican lawmakers are at it again after debating for more than 12 hours yesterday on a near total ban on abortion. they are heading back into session to continue the fight. let s start in north carolina, cnn s dianne gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us. after having his veto overridden what is the g
night tried to speak out about this, they said that they felt like this was going to backfire on republicans, noting that north carolina has not just been a place where abortion is relatively popular for its citizens, but in the southeast in general it has been a haven of sorts as other states began drawing back and rolling back their abortion access after the dobbs decision. democrats told me that they feel like this is a winning campaign issue for them leading into 2024. something that governor roy cooper said in a statement shortly after that override saying north carolinians now understand that republicans are unified this their assault on women s reproductive freedom. we are energized to fight back. state senator sydney bash told me last night that she felt like when democrats are talking about abortion it is a winning issue, but when republicans are talking about it it is a losing issue. i will say that speaking to republicans last night, they are continuing to call this a mainst