RSSVetoes of Okla. abortion laws overridden
From: The Washington Times | April 27, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Brad Henry's veto of two abortion measures, including one that an abortion-rights group has said would be among the nation's strictest anti-abortion measures. The votes mean the bills become law immediately. The narrow override votes in the Republican-controlled Senate came a day after the state House voted overwhelmingly to do the same. Mr. Henry, a Democrat, previously said the measures were an unlawful intrusion into people's private lives and decisions and lacked exemptions for rape and incest victims. "Both laws will be challenged and, in all likelihood, overturned ...
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