Key takeaways:
- Hundreds of abortion-rights activists and voters gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina to witness Governor Roy Cooper veto a bill that would place additional restrictions on physicians, abortion clinics, and women seeking the procedure.
- Cooper signed the veto at a rally in Raleigh, surrounded by physicians, fellow Democrats, and other abortion-rights advocates.
- The veto was met with cheers from the crowd, but the state legislature’s GOP supermajority still has the power to override Cooper’s veto.
Hundreds of abortion-rights activists and voters gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina to witness Governor Roy Cooper veto a bill that would place additional restrictions on physicians, abortion clinics, and women seeking the procedure. The veto marks a major test for the GOP-controlled General Assembly, which recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers.
Cooper, a strong advocate for abortion rights, signed the veto at a rally in Raleigh, surrounded by physicians, fellow Democrats, and other abortion-rights advocates. He noted that the bill was written in secret, introduced in the dark of night, and kept from public input.
“We’ve heard Republican legislators claiming this bill is a mainstream compromise,” Cooper said to the crowd. “Let me tell you what, mainstream bills don’t get written in secret, kept under lock and key, introduced in the dark of night, kept from public input, protected from amendments, and rushed through the legislature.”
The veto was met with cheers from the crowd, but the state legislature’s GOP supermajority still has the power to override Cooper’s veto. The fate of the bill remains uncertain, but abortion-rights activists are hopeful that Cooper’s veto will stand.
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