North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a Republican bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks, though the politics of the state mean that the possibility of a veto override is imminent.
May 13, 2023, 4:05 PMNorth Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks to abortion rights supporters shortly before vetoing the SB20 legislation limiting most abortions to the first trimester of pregnancy, a sharp drop from the state's current limit of 20 weeks gestation, in Raleigh, N.C., on May 13, 2023.North Carolina Gov.
"Maybe it'll be a friend or family member or even a doctor of one of these Republican legislators who convinces them to step up and do the right thing," the governor said on Saturday as he issued the veto at a rally of hundreds of abortion rights supporters and voters in downtown Raleigh. State Rep. Tricia Cotham, previously a Democrat who ran on supporting abortion rights, announced she was switching to the Republican Party in early April. Cotham voted in favor of the new abortion bill banning the procedure after 12 weeks with some exceptions.
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