“Today marks one year in North Carolina since Republican leaders stripped women of their fundamental right to bodily autonomy. SB20 was the first step toward a full abortion ban, and North Carolinians should have no doubt about it," House Democratic Leader Robert Reives said. "Republican leaders, including their gubernatorial candidate, have said as much publicly. North Carolina House Democrats believe that conversations around a woman’s reproductive health should lie with the woman alone -- not intrusive government bureaucrats.