(17 May 2023)
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Raleigh, North Carolina - 16 May 2023
1. Various shots of people reacting to override vote
HEADLINE: North Carolina GOP overrides governor abortion veto
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams, (D) North Carolina State House:
“We decided as a family unit to make the decision to schedule a DNC, and for most of you who are not in the medical field, that is an abortion. We made that decision with our doctor. It was not an easy decision at all. It was not made lightly or frivolously. And it wasn't birth control because I was on birth control. I knew that in order for my family to prosper and to continue with the opportunities that we had in front of us, this was the best decision for us.”
3. Various shots of North Carolina House floor session
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Julie von Haefen, (D) North Carolina State House:
“Women did not ask for oversight. We didn't ask for your (??). We didn't ask for your supervision. It's our fundamental right to make decisions about our own bodies and our own health care. And this bill is a violation of those rights.”
5. Various shots of North Carolina House floor session
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. Kristin Baker, (R) North Carolina State House:
“Senate Bill 20 makes medical sense, and Senate Bill 20 is common sense. It balances protecting the life of the unborn child. It balances that with a woman's need for life saving care.”
7. Various shots of the House floor vote reaction
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Mosher, abortion rights activist:
“Well, I know. I know all of us tried our best. We tried to not assume that this was going to happen. And we made phone calls and we emailed and we protested and we, you know, spoke to all of our friends. I personally just didn't you know, I didn't feel like we had much hope because it didn't seem like they were going to do this unless they had the votes.”
9. Various shots of people reacting to abortion vote outcome
STORYLINE:
Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.
The House completed the second and final part of the override vote after a similar three-fifths majority — the fraction necessary — voted for the override earlier Tuesday in the Senate. The party-line outcomes represent a major victory for Republican legislative leaders who needed every GOP member on board to enact the law over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition.
Cooper vetoed the measure over the weekend after spending last week traveling around the state to persuade at least one Republican to side with him on the override, which would be enough to uphold his veto. But in the end, the four Republicans targeted by Cooper — including one who recently switched from the Democratic Party — voted to override.
Republicans 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.
The votes came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers in South Carolina and Nebraska also considering new abortion limits. North Carolina and South Carolina have been two of the few remaining Southern states with relatively easy access.
Nationally, bans on abortion throughout pregnancy are in effect in 14 states.
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