State legislature overrides Gov. Cooper's veto on abortion bill, making the measure that limits most abortions to the first 12 weeks the law of the land.
of Senate Bill 20, which adds further restrictions to women seeking abortion care in North Carolina.
Congresswoman Deborah Ross, District 2, accused Republicans of betraying the people of North Carolina. "Today marks the beginning of North Carolina's first real step toward becoming a pro-life state," said NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald. "Pro-life North Carolinians have waited over 50 years to roll back the gestational age for sanctioned killing of pre-born children. With this veto override, legislators have rejected Governor Cooper's extreme, unreasonable position of abortion without restriction up to birth.
Before the vote, state Senators spent time questioning each other about what the bill would do and how they would vote. But ultimately, that proved to be just political theater -- as each member of the Senate fell in line with their party.
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