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RES -2023 - 040 <br /> 5f � u13 <br /> RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SAFE AND LEGAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE <br /> WHEREAS , access to a full range of reproductive care options , including safe and legal abortion , is a <br /> 4 <br /> fundamental human right , and <br /> r <br /> WHEREAS , following the U . S . Supreme Court' s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v. <br /> Jackson Women 's Health Organization case , both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly <br /> passed SB20 on a party line vote to severely limit the rights of women , specifically their bodily autonomy , <br /> by reducing legally allowed abortions from twenty (20 ) weeks to twelve ( 12 ) weeks and reducing access <br /> to medication abortion to ten ( 10 ) weeks ; and <br /> i <br /> WHEREAS , SB20 also imposes new barriers to the provision of care that are not medically necessary , <br /> such as additional in - person appointments and new clinic requirements , and <br /> i° <br /> WHEREAS , creating barriers to reproductive healthcare , including abortions , will make it harder for the .. <br /> most vulnerable to access healthcare , which medical professionals say will lead to preventable deaths ; <br /> and <br /> E <br /> WHEREAS , despite the fact that the majority of North Carolinians support access to safe , legal abortion <br /> and despite the legislature ' s own bill filing rules , SB20 was released with little notice and no transparency , <br /> as GOP legislative leadership crafted this harmful bill behind closed doors with no opportunity for public <br /> comment ; and <br /> I <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County has a history of supporting full access to safe and legal reproductive health <br /> care , including abortion , for our residents and County employees and rejects in the strongest of terms <br /> SB20 and other laws aimed at limiting or denying access to abortion care . <br /> NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners supports the <br /> is <br /> right for all to access the full spectrum of reproductive healthcare , including abortion care , and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , the Board of Commissioners commends Senator Graig Meyer and <br /> Representatives Allen Buansi and Renee Price for their votes against SB20 ; supports Governor Roy <br /> Cooper' s decision to veto SB20 ; and encourages members of the General Assembly to uphold his veto I ' <br /> when a vote to override occurs , and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , the Board urges our elected officials at the North Carolina General <br /> Assembly to prioritize the healthcare needs of residents , to reject further attempts to limit abortion , and to <br /> i <br /> increase investment in access to health care , affordable birth control including emergency contraception , <br /> and comprehensive age-appropriate sex education , and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , the Board urges residents to speak out against these egregious attacks <br /> on bodily autonomy and make their views known to members of the North Carolina General Assembly . <br /> This the 16th Day of May , 2023 . <br /> qw <br /> idmeza& Bedford , C146ir <br /> 17 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />