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The ACLU of North Carolina works in the North Carolina General Assembly and local communities to defend and advance the civil rights and civil liberties of all North Carolinians. When the state legislature is in session, we review every bill for its potential impact on civil liberties and often conduct advocacy on dozens of pieces of legislation at any given time. The long session resumed on January 30, 2019 and is currently ongoing.
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Background: In 2015, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 318, an anti-sanctuary law that prohibits the use of consular or community issued ID's by government officials and the adoption of sanctuary city ordinances.
SB 637 is an anti-immigrant bill that would require jails and sheriffs to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers for 48 hours even if someone is eligible for release on bail.
The ACLU of North Carolina opposes this bill because it forces doctors to give medically inaccurate information about abortions and puts healthcare in the hands of politicians, not physicians.
The ACLU of North Carolina opposes this bill because it would make abortions less accessible by decreasing the amount of time a person has to receive abortion care. Under this legislation, abortions would be banned after 13 weeks of gestation.
