Press Release

As Iowa’s Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect Today, A Reminder That Mark Robinson Would Take North Carolina Further Back

As Iowa’s six-week abortion ban goes into effect today, stripping women of their reproductive freedom before many even know they’re pregnant, the stakes of the North Carolina Governor’s race could not be more clear. While Mark Robinson supports a total abortion ban with no exceptions, Josh Stein is committed to protecting women’s freedom and will veto any further restrictions. 

“Iowa’s new abortion ban is detrimental to women’s health and a stark reminder that reproductive freedom is on the ballot in North Carolina,” said Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Governor Josh Stein. “My opponent has plans for a total abortion ban with no exceptions and even blames abortion on women not being ‘responsible enough to keep your skirt down.’ This November, it’s on all of us to send a clear message at the ballot box: there is no place for politicians like Mark Robinson in the middle of these deeply personal decisions.”

Mark Robinson has clear plans to roll back women’s rights, saying he would ban abortion “for any reason” with “no compromise” and even signaling that the Republican legislature’s dangerous abortion ban was just a first step: We’ve got it down to 12 weeks. The next goal is to get it down to 6, and then just keep moving from there.” Meanwhile, Attorney General Josh Stein has consistently stood up for women’s health care and is still fighting back as the Republican legislature tries to police women and their doctors.