PR: Governor Cooper’s veto meets demise with override, legislature makes pro-life bill law of the land
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May 16, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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GOVERNOR COOPER’S VETO MEETS DEMISE WITH OVERRIDE, LEGISLATURE MAKES PRO-LIFE BILL LAW OF THE LAND
NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald responded today to the General Assembly’s veto override, upholding pro-life legislation. SB 20 rolls back abortion from 20 to 12 weeks, provides improved health provisions for women, millions in aid for women in crisis, and ends discriminatory and painful, late-term abortions.
“Today marks the beginning of North Carolina’s first real step towards becoming a pro-life state as the ‘Care for Women, Children and Families Act’ becomes law of the land. Pro-life North Carolinians have waited over 50 years to roll back the gestational age for sanctioned killing of pre-born children. Legislators have rejected Governor Cooper’s extreme, unreasonable position of abortion without restriction up to birth with this veto override. This pro-woman legislation has $160 million in funding to help pregnant mothers including $75 million for childcare, $59 million for foster care, kinship care and children’s homes, and $16 million to reduce infant and maternal mortality, and $3 million to help mothers complete college. We sincerely thank Senator Berger, Speaker Moore, and Republican legislators for standing strong and voting on behalf of the 62% of North Carolinians who reject abortion after 12 weeks. As we look forward to the 2024 election cycle, NC Values will continue to find and support candidates who support life, and who are not for sale to the billion-dollar abortion industry.”
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PR: NC Values responds to Governor Cooper’s veto of “Care for Women, Children and Families Act”
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May 13, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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NC VALUES RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR COOPER’S VETO OF “CARE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACT”
NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald responded today to Governor Cooper’s veto of pro-life legislation, SB20, which would prevent discriminatory and brutal partial birth abortions, and would give women financial support to help them choose life:
“Governor Cooper chose Mother’s Day weekend to veto legislation and rally against everything that encompasses motherhood—birth, growing biological and adoptive families, and care for babies. His actions would crush provisions to give women more opportunities to choose life, improve safety standards of clinics, and stop the barbaric painful practice of partial birth abortion. Governor Cooper’s bullish tactics of traveling to districts to pressure Republicans in sustaining his veto are a fool’s errand. We stand by Republicans and encourage them to stay strong against bullying and intimidation by a Governor who doesn’t value life, motherhood, or women in crisis.”
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PR: NC Values applauds Senate passage of “Care for Women, Children, and Families Act”
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May 4, 2023
Contact: Laura Macklem
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NC VALUES APPLAUDS SENATE PASSAGE OF “CARE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES” ACT
NC Values Coalition Executive Director Tami Fitzgerald issued a statement today about the passage of SB 20 in the NC Senate:
“Passage of the ‘Care for Women, Children and Families Act’ marks the end of North Carolina as a destination for abortion and is a historic step forward for unborn babies and their mothers. We applaud the General Assembly for taking this courageous first step in protecting life for the unborn and providing care for pregnant women in hard circumstances. This is the beginning of creating a culture of life in North Carolina where every life is valued, and every precious baby has a legal right to take his or her first breath.”
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