North Carolina Senate Advances Abortion Ban
Republican legislators in North Carolina’s State Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks, overriding their Democratic governor’s recent veto of the new restrictions.
The bill now moves to the House chamber, where the support of every Republican would be required to complete the override and make the bill law. The House plans to vote later Tuesday night.
Republicans have a supermajority in both chambers of the legislature, giving them the power to overrule the governor if they can remain unified and muster enough votes. That is not assured in the House, where just one Republican vote against the override could stop the bill from becoming law.
The bill, SB 20, would restrict most abortions in North Carolina to 12 weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, certain fetal abnormalities and the life of the mother. It also mandates that detailed information about abortion procedures be reported to state regulators.
Source: The New York Times
