Attorney General Josh Stein answered questions on all kids of issues his office covers.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Attorney General Josh Stein joined WFMY News 2 and discussed a number of topics Thursday night.
ABORTION
Abortion rights have now been handed over to state law makers, after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Right now abortion is legal in North Carolina up to the viability of the fetus, normally 23 weeks.
Republican lawmakers have now called on Attorney General Josh Stein to re-instate an old North Carolina law on any abortion after 20 weeks.
A federal judge had struck down that law citing Roe v. Wade.
Now that Roe v. Wade is no more, it would take a federal judge to reinstate the 20 week ban.
“There is a federal court injunction against the 20 week ban…that issue my lawyers are looking at, a judge has asked for comments, by the state by the parties about whether that injunction remains viable and they’re looking at that as we speak,” said Attorney General Josh Stein.
SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS
Attorney General Josh Stein announced a…
