North Carolina Governor Vetoes Abortion Limits in Showdown.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have banned almost all abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The veto sets up a showdown with the GOP-controlled General Assembly, which recently gained veto-proof majorities in both chambers. The bill was the Republican response to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Cooper spent the week on the road talking to North Carolinians about the bill’s lesser-known impacts and urging them to apply pressure upon key Republican lawmakers who hesitated about further restrictions during campaigns for office last year.