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Post by Opti on May 13, 2023 15:52:58 GMT -5
www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-governor-veto-abortion-041847581.htmlRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
About 1,000 abortion-rights activists and voters watched on a plaza in the capital of Raleigh as Gov. Roy Cooper affixed his veto stamp to the bill in an unconventionally public display. The veto launches a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to attempt an override vote after they recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers. The bill was the Republican response to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
"We’re going to have to kick it into an even higher gear when that veto stamp comes down,” Cooper told the crowd. “If just one Republican in either the House or the Senate keeps a campaign promise to protect women’s reproductive health, we can stop this ban.”
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Post by djAdvocate on May 13, 2023 19:07:25 GMT -5
the American Taliban is obviously not going anywhere.
it will be quite interesting to see how this year's elections go.
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Post by Tennesseer on May 17, 2023 10:46:13 GMT -5
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Post by Opti on May 17, 2023 11:02:47 GMT -5
Saw a headline that the veto was overturned.  |
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