Protecting women's rights, particularly around reproductive freedoms, was a key focus of Stein's 2024 campaign for governor. He positioned himself in stark contrast with the Republican-led state legislature,

The governor also said he has concerns with pregnancy crisis centers, arguing that there have been instances of those organizations providing women with false information,

Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) issued an executive order aimed at protecting abortion in the Tar Heel State, just weeks after taking office. Stein, a Democrat, governs over a state that has large GOP majorities in both state houses,

Stein described his policies at a press conference in uptown Charlotte. The order directs Stein’s cabinet agencies to protect doctors providing reproductive health care and protect women’s medical privacy.