BREAKING: North Carolina's legislature overrode the governor's veto of a 12-week abortion ban. It takes effect July 1.
to the General Assembly. Cooper warned the legislation would make women jump through hoops to receive care and could lead to clinics closing.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement called the law a"dangerous bill that is out of touch with the majority of North Carolinians and will make it even more difficult for women to get the reproductive health care they need." State Republican House Speaker Tim Moore said in his own statement that he was"proud" that the veto was overridden, calling the new law"meaningful, mainstream legislation."
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
North Carolina man dies after leaving remote camp north of Dillingham, troopers sayTroopers say 53-year-old Marc Jackson walked away from his camp sometime overnight Wednesday, and was found suffering from hypothermia.
Weiterlesen »
North Carolina GOP takes first step to override veto of 12-week abortion limitNorth Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy in the first of two steps necessary to enact the policy over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition. House Republicans will attempt late Tuesday to complete the override in a consequential test of unity for their recently attained supermajority. In both the House and Senate, Republicans hold the exact three-fifths majority needed to pull off an override if all members are present and vote together. Republicans have pitched the measure as a middle-ground change to state law, which currently bans nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, without exceptions for rape or incest.
Weiterlesen »
North Carolina GOP takes first step to override veto of 12-week abortion limitThe vote came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers debating laws to sharply limit abortion in North and South Carolina, two of the few remaining Southern states with relatively easy access.
Weiterlesen »
North Carolina governor vetoes 12-week abortion ban as override threat loomsNorth 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.
Weiterlesen »
Thousands face Medicaid whiplash in South Dakota and North CarolinaStates will be disenrolling people from Medicaid as pandemic-era policies wind down. But in two states, some who lose coverage may requalify months later, once Medicaid expansion takes effect.
Weiterlesen »
Biden team aims to compete in North Carolina, test ground in FloridaTop advisers to President Biden are planning a 2024 battleground strategy that fully invests in North Carolina, while mounting an early challenge in the increasingly Republican domain of Florida, home to two of his top rivals.
Weiterlesen »