In party-line vote, Republicans approve hefty abortion restrictions over Cooper's objection

The vote was the first test of GOP supermajorities on override votes since Rep. Tricia Cotham switched parties last month.

May 17, 2023

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North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, a Republican who represents Mecklenburg County, attends the first day of a new legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

North Carolina’s Republican supermajority in the Senate and House voted along party lines on Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill banning abortion after 12 weeks of pregn…

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