North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced measures to protect reproductive health care providers and patients via a new executive order.

Democratic North Carolina Governor Josh Stein issued an executive order Thursday that he believes will further protect reproductive health care access across the state. The order directs cabinet agencies to protect women’s medical privacy,

Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) governs over a state that has GOP majorities in both state houses and an abortion law that bans the practice after 12 weeks