Abortion activists in North Carolina celebrated on Saturday after Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would severely restrict abortion rights in the state.
“I couldn’t stop crying tears of joy seeing the governor hold up the veto stamp, but I know it’s an uphill battle to keep this momentum going,” an attendee told the
Associated Press. Republicans hold a veto-proof majority in both houses of the state legislature, thanks to state representative Tricia Cotham, a former Democrat who
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North Carolina's Democratic governor to veto 12-week abortion ban, but override likelyNorth Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper said he would hold a rally on Saturday to highlight his planned veto of a bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, a move the state's Republican-controlled legislature is expected to quickly vote to override.
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North Carolina governor to veto abortion limits, launching override showdownNorth Carolina’s Democratic governor plans to veto legislation that would ban nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy
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North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdownNorth Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The veto came Saturday, during a public rally. Hundreds of abortion-rights activists and voters watched on a plaza in Raleigh between the governor’s office and the Legislative Building as Gov. Roy Cooper affixed his veto stamp to the bill, which also places additional restrictions on physicians, abortion clinics and the women seeking the procedure. The veto launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt to override Cooper’s veto. Cooper is a strong abortion-rights supporter. He had until Sunday night to act on the measure that would tighten current state law that bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion banThe move sets up an override vote by the GOP supermajority legislature.
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North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdownNorth Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy
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