By Monica Chen

Shock and anger were the reactions of many North Carolinians after news broke on Monday night that Roe v. Wade will be overturned.

A draft of the majority opinion by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had been leaked to Politico. The 1973 landmark decision will be overturned, reverting the issue of abortion back to state legislatures.

Protests broke out across the country on Tuesday, including at Moore Square in Raleigh. President Joe Biden also lashed out at the MAGA crowd on Wednesday, calling them “Ultra MAGA.” Vice President Kamala Harris said of Republican lawmakers, “How dare they tell a woman what she can do and cannot do with her own body?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in particular had a very strong reaction as she joined protesters in front of the Supreme Court.

A visibly shaken and angry Senator Elizabeth Warren just spoke in-front of #SCOTUS. @TheNationalNews pic.twitter.com/KzQ2Z0Lg3b

— Willy Lowry (@willy_lowry) May 3, 2022

Pro-life organization N.C. Values Coalition issued a statement on Tuesday. “If Roe and Casey are overturned, as the draft opinion indicates, we must build consensus for the strongest protections possible for unborn children and women in North Carolina, and we are ready for this moment in history,” said Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald.

But most of the reactions in N.C. were from pro-choice groups and Socialist organizations. Democratic Party candidates spoke out. Some local residents also were clamoring on social media for places to protest.

The News & Observer rolled out no less than five stories on the news this week.

“We know that this is a long fight and that we are in this for the long haul, and that we’re not only going to be here today but be here every single day to demand legalized abortion,” said Dana Alhasan, an organizer of yesterday's march in Raleigh. #ncpolhttps://t.co/w2oHRWIP9Q

— Avi Bajpai (@avibajpai_) May 4, 2022

Axios’ new Raleigh bureau, with two reporters recruited from the N&O, was all over this as well.

Democratic @NC_Governor Roy Cooper on if SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade:

"That's where the battles will move to — the state capitals — and where these fundamental freedoms will be won and lost. And it will matter who [the] governors are." #ncpol #ncgophttps://t.co/nNOhYCUZiX

— Lucille Sherman (@_lucillesherman) May 4, 2022

.⁦@_lucillesherman⁩ got a hold of the first poll for the Democratic primary in NC’s most liberal district: the 4th. It shows ⁦@ValFoushee⁩ leading ⁦@NidaAllam⁩. https://t.co/c2HBTf7y0P

— Zachery Eanes (@zeanes) May 6, 2022

On Monday night, shortly after the news broke, Gov. Roy Cooper stated on Twitter: “Now more than ever, governors and state legislatures must stand up for women’s health care.” Later in the week, he went to Asheville to visit an eatery and a barbershop.

Today, Gov. Cooper stopped by the Twisted Laurel in Downtown Asheville to meet with the owner, celebrate Small Business Week and eat lunch. pic.twitter.com/hy7vFxpAoD

— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) May 5, 2022

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein on Thursday clarified what the state will revert to after Roe: Abortions will still be legal for the first 20 weeks of a pregnancy.

NC: Here’s a brief thread on the state of play in our state if SCOTUS strikes down Roe v. Wade. Under state law (NCGS 14-45.1), a woman can lawfully obtain an abortion in the first 20 weeks of her pregnancy. 1/

— Josh Stein (@JoshStein_) May 5, 2022

Elsewhere around the country, the extremist liberal group Ruth Sent Us doxxed Supreme Court justices and called for protests in churches on Mother’s Day. Google later disabled the map with the justices’ homes from the group’s web site. (Main photo: The group protesting in front of Chief Justice John Roberts’ house in April.)

Whether you’re a “Catholic for Choice”, ex-Catholic, of other or no faith, recognize that six extremist Catholics set out to overturn Roe. Stand at or in a local Catholic Church Sun May 8. #WarOnWomen #MothersDayStrike pic.twitter.com/v2vtpd12Gp

— Ruth Sent Us 🪧 (@RuthSentUs) May 3, 2022

Mary Trump weighed in on liberal media site MeidasTouch.

Pro-democracy champion @MaryLTrump joins the MeidasTouch Podcast to discuss the Supreme Court's leaked draft vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. Watch live! https://t.co/DUUpzjxzSR

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) May 6, 2022