State senators debate bill limiting abortion in North Carolina

Republican senator Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina State Senate, looks on during the debate over a bill limiting most abortions to the first trimester of pregnancy, a sharp drop from the state’s current limit of 20 weeks gestation, progresses at the State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake