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N.C.G.S. § 14-44.1

Providing or advertising abortion-inducing drugs to pregnant woman.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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(a) Offense. - All of the following are unlawful: (1) For any individual within the State, including a physician, an employee or contractor of a physician's office or clinic, or other abortion provider, or organization within the State, including a physician's office or clinic or other abortion provider, to mail, provide, or supply an abortion-inducing drug directly to a pregnant woman in violation of G.S. 90-21.83A(b)(2)a. Lack of knowledge or intent that the abortion-inducing drug will be administered outside the physical presence of a physician shall not be a defense to a violation of this subdivision. (2) For any manufacturer or supplier of an abortion-inducing drug to ship or cause to be shipped any abortion-inducing drug directly to a pregnant woman in violation of G.S. 90-21.83A(b)(2)a. Lack of knowledge or intent that the abortion-inducing drug will be administered outside the physical presence of a physician shall not be a defense to a violation of this subdivision. (3) For any individual or organization to purchase or otherwise procure an advertisement, host or maintain a website, or provide an internet service purposefully directed to a pregnant woman who is a resident of this State when the individual or organization knows that the purpose of the advertisement, website, or internet service is solely to promote the sale of an abortion-inducing drug to be administered to a woman in violation of G.S. 90-21.83A(b)(2)a. (b) Punishment. - An individual or organization who violates this section commits an infraction as defined in G.S. 14-3.1 and is subject to a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. (c) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Abortion-inducing drug. - As defined in G.S. 90-21.81(1a). (2) Organization. - As defined in G.S. 15A-773(c). (2023-14, s. 1.3; 2025-25, s. 29(5).)