The Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade Friday, the longtime legal precedent guaranteeing the right of legal abortion in the U.S. The landmark ruling now puts abortion into individual states' hands. This prompts immediate questions across the country about what's next for abortion rights. So where do the Carolinas stand on the issue? Trigger Laws First, neither North Carolina nor South Carolina have so-called "trigger" laws regarding abortion. When it comes to abortion, more than a dozen states have trigger laws that will immediately take effect and ban abortion following the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Those states include neighboring Tennessee. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/roe-v-wade-overturned-abortion-rights-future-north-carolina-south-carolina/275-ae077e17-3a88-4c07-bb1b-34ebba9c7650