{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.121","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.121","heading":"Eugenic abortions prohibited.","body":"(a)\tNotwithstanding any of the provisions of G.S. 90-21.81B, no person shall perform or attempt to perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman if the person has knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion, in whole or in part, because of any of the following:\n(1)\tThe actual or presumed race or racial makeup of the unborn child.\n(2)\tThe sex of the unborn child.\n(3)\tThe presence or presumed presence of Down syndrome.\n(b)\tNothing in this section shall be construed as placing an affirmative duty on a physician to inquire as to whether the sex of the unborn child is a significant factor in the pregnant woman seeking the abortion. (2013-366, s. 3(a); 2023-14, s. 1.4(b).)","path":["Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations.","Article 1K. Certain Abortions Prohibited."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_90/GS_90-21.121.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:48Z","sha256":"bf7a93df0359665ecb32445a1e92233318f1344cae45b9426936adbee7e882b2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.120","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-90-21.122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}