NC Republicans Fail To Overturn Guv’s Veto Of Anti-Abortion Bill

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has condemned his state's Republican-sponsored voter ID law and constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. But in his position he must defend the state against lawsuits on both issues. (Takaaki Iwabu/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has condemned his state's Republican-sponsored voter ID law and constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. But in his position he must defend the state ... North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has condemned his state's Republican-sponsored voter ID law and constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. But in his position he must defend the state against lawsuits on both issues. (Takaaki Iwabu/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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North Carolina’s legislature upheld Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto of an anti-abortion bill Wednesday afternoon.

Only this year — after the 2018 midterms — did Democrats have enough seats in the legislature to end the GOP’s supermajority in the statehouse, which had previously given Republicans the votes to override Cooper’s vetoes.

The successful veto from Cooper comes after other states in the South have rushed to pass extreme anti-abortion laws.

The North Carolina legislation, dubbed the “Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act,” sought to make it a crime for doctors and nurses to not offer care to infants who are born alive after unsuccessful abortions.

Cooper’s veto message said that the bill would “criminalize” a practice “that simply does not exist.” He said it was “needless,” because other laws exist protecting newborns, and that it was an “interference between doctors and their patients.”

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  1. Cooper’s veto message said that the bill would “criminalize” a practice “that simply does not exist.” He said it was “needless,” because other laws exist protecting newborns, and that it was an “interference between doctors and their patients.”

    This Roy Cooper is not a coward.

  2. There’s a few decent white guys in NC!

  3. Nice. Baby steps NC, baby steps. Keep fighting the good fight!

  4. They will be thrilled with your grudging approval no doubt.

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