Veto – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

17 May

North Carolina lawmakers override governor’s veto, ban abortion after 1st trimester

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"North Carolina’s GOP supermajority legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto and ban abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy...."

North Carolina lawmakers to decide on governor’s veto of 12-week abortion ban

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"North Carolina’s Republican-majority state legislature will vote today on whether to overturn Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban. The move could deal a fresh blow to one of the last bastions of abortion access in the south, which has been significantly curtailed after the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade last year...."

Local businesses encourage lawmakers to keep veto of new NC abortion bill

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"Local businesses gathered in hopes of encouraging lawmakers to keep the veto of Senate Bill 20 and they say will save business. David Meeker invited some of his business colleagues outside of his business Trophy Brewing Monday to encourage the veto of the abortion ban bill...."