WASHINGTON – By a vote of 29-20, the North Carolina Senate today joined with the state’s House of Representatives to override Governor Beverly Perdue's June 27 veto of the Women's Right to Know bill. The vote comes one day after the North Carolina House voted 72-47 to...
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Pro-Life Victories Continue as North Carolina Legislature Overrides Gov. Perdue’s Veto of Informed Consent Legislation
By Dave Andrusko When the North Carolina Senate overrode Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of The Woman’s Right to Know Act this morning, it was proof-positive that every vote counts. In North Carolina, a 3/5ths vote is required to override a veto—29 votes in the Senate. The...
NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES ABORTION-WOMAN’S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT, 71-48
Late Wednesday, the North Carolina House of Representatives, by a vote of 71-48, passed H854, a bill that would ensure mothers are fully informed before undergoing an abortion procedure. The Abortion-Woman's Right to Know Act protects a woman's right to be fully...