NC governor blasts state Republicans over abortion restrictions: ‘They’ve ignored the will of the people’

"He said he expects the issue of abortion access will be “front and center” during the 2024 elections, notably in the states that have moved to restrict abortion since Roe was overturned."

"  Cooper vetoed the bill last week, arguing that it will make abortion unavailable particularly for low-income women and those who live in rural areas and have limited access to health care."

"  Republicans have argued the law is a middle-ground measure between unrestricted abortion access and laws that many states have passed following the overturning of Roe v. Wade last year to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy or almost entirely."

"u00a0 Cooper said Republicans pushed through the legislation in the u201cdark of nightu201d because they know that people do not support the bill."

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"(AP Photo/Haah Schoenbaum) nNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) blasted state Republicans over the 12-week abortion ban they passed, saying they u201cignored the will of the people.u201d"

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"u00a0 Cooper vetoed the bill last week, arguing that it will make abortion unavailable particularly for low-income women and those who live in rural areas and have limited access to health care."

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"u00a0 But Cooper and Democrats in the state legislature have argued the new restrictions are incompatible with what North Carolinians want and impose state authority on decisions that should be left between a woman and her doctor."

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"u00a0 u201cYour zip code shouldnu2019t determine your constitutional rights, but unfortunately, thatu2019s where we are,u201d Cooper said."

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"u00a0 Cooper told MSNBCu2019s Jonathan Capehart in an interview on Saturday that most people in the state do not want u201cright-wing politicians in the exam room with women and their doctors.u201d"

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"The Republican-controlled state General Assembly was able to complete an override of Cooperu2019s veto of the bill in a vote on Tuesday evening after the state Senate voted to override it earlier that day."

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" Skip to content North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ignites a crowd of about 1,000 abortion-rights supporters gathered in Raleigh, N.C., before he vetoes legislation baing nearly all abortions after 12 weeks, Saturday, May 13, 2023."

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"u00a0 Graham on Durhamu2019s Trump-FBI report: u2018It is done and itu2019s damningu2019t Five questions for DeSantis as he readies to take on Trumpt Cooper said womenu2019s health will be hurt in multiple areas, especially in the cases of women who have hourly salaried jobs, because the bill requires women to make multiple visits to an abortion clinic before having an abortion."

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"u00a0 Graham on Durhamu2019s Trump-FBI report: u2018It is done and itu2019s damningu2019t Five questions for DeSantis as he readies to take on Trumpt Cooper said womenu2019s health will be hurt in multiple areas, especially in the cases of women who have hourly salaried jobs, because the bill requires women to make multiple visits to an abortion clinic before having an abortion."

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