On Friday, Attorney General Roy Cooper said that North Carolina will not confront the new health reform law signed by President Obama, last month.

Seventeen states have already filed lawsuit to confront the legitimacy of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Republicans have been shoving to get North Carolina engaged in the growing partisan endeavor.

During a recent Council of State conference, the two Republican Statewide Officials, Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry and Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, wanted to talk about state financing for a lawsuit.

Hundreds of tea party protesters have also insisted North Carolina to participate in the lawsuit demanding the cost and mandates of health care reform.

Cooper said that his office assessed the health reform law and the other state confronts to it, and he thinks that the rule is lawful since Congress has the authority to control interstate trade.

He told WRAL News, "This was a strictly legal review. I think healthy debate is good, but it belongs in the policy arena in front of elected representatives".

Gov. Beverly Perdue said through a spokeswoman that she is in agreement with Cooper's decision.

Cooper said in a letter to Perdue outlining his decision, "There is ample time for elected representatives to change this legislation since most of the provisions in question will not take effect until the year 2013".