{"id":574643,"date":"2023-05-16T01:22:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/north-carolina-gop-faces-critical-test-with-abortion-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T01:22:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:22:33","slug":"north-carolina-gop-faces-critical-test-with-abortion-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-carolina-gop-faces-critical-test-with-abortion-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#North Carolina GOP faces critical test with abortion bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fc3444461\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fc3444461\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-carolina-gop-faces-critical-test-with-abortion-bill\/#Party_flip_allowed_for_possible_veto_override\" >Party flip allowed for possible veto override<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/north-carolina-gop-faces-critical-test-with-abortion-bill\/#GOP_sees_bill_as_compromise_Democrats_dont\" >GOP sees bill as compromise, Democrats don\u2019t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>North Carolina Republican lawmakers face a key test of loyalty as they prepare to override the governor\u2019s veto of a bill that shortens the period in which a pregnancy can be terminated. It\u2019s a vote that could cost both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a 12-week abortion ban over the weekend, setting up the GOP for a razor-thin override vote that will require total unity.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis bill will create dangerous interference with the doctor-patient relationship, leading to harm for pregnant women and their families,\u201d Cooper said while announcing his veto at a rally with the North Carolina Reproductive Freedom Coalition, where roughly 2,000 people were in attendance. \u201cWith its medically unnecessary obstacles and restrictions, it will make abortion unavailable to many women, particularly those with lower incomes, those who live in rural areas, and those who already have limited access to health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina\u00a0Senate\u00a0is scheduled\u00a0to vote\u00a0to override Cooper\u2019s veto Tuesday afternoon, followed by the state House.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed along party lines earlier this month. If ratified, not only would abortions be prohibited past 12 weeks \u2014 a steep drop from the state\u2019s\u00a0current 20-week limit \u2014 patients and providers would also face additional requirements to terminate pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals seeking medical abortions would have one fewer week to take medicines, down from 11 weeks to 10, and also be required to have an additional in-person <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment after taking the course of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion clinics could also be subject to additional\u00a0requirements, such as needing an \u201cambulatory surgical center\u201d license to operate. This change, which the\u00a0North Carolina Medical Society blasted as \u201cadministratively burdensome,\u201d could result in clinics shutting down.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Party_flip_allowed_for_possible_veto_override\"><\/span>Party flip allowed for possible veto override<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The situation in the Tar Heel State wouldn\u2019t have been feasible until one lawmaker\u2019s blindsiding decision last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>N.C.\u00a0state Rep. Tricia Cotham, elected in November as a Democrat<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0shocked the state political system when she announced she would join the Republican Party. The flip gave the GOP a veto-proof majority in the House, adding to its Senate supermajority<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cotham had campaigned on abortion rights, even sharing her own experience with having the procedure in a medically-necessary situation, but she voted with the majority to pass the 12-week ban.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3935572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/NC_Cotham_AP.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sup>North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference April 5 at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. The change gives Republican state legislators a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers. (AP Photo\/Hannah Schoenbaum)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cooper has called on\u00a0constituents to\u00a0reach out to\u00a0their representatives in an attempt to get just one member of the majority to defect in voting to override the veto, but\u00a0the effort\u00a0may not be enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis has never been a question. They are going to override,\u201d Dallas Woodhouse, former executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party, told The Hill.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect that the Speaker of the House actually has a couple of Democrats in the back of his pocket if he needed,\u201d Woodhouse said, referring to state House Speaker Tim Moore (R).<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GOP_sees_bill_as_compromise_Democrats_dont\"><\/span>GOP sees bill as compromise, Democrats don\u2019t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pundits and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> outlets have noted that Republican enthusiasm for this vote was rather low, but inaction was not a viable alternative for the party.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think the Republicans have been very, you know, skilled in this. I mean, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s ever an issue anybody\u2019s jumping up and down to deal with it, but Republicans had to deal with it. Doing nothing wasn\u2019t going to be an option for them,\u201d said Woodhouse,\u00a0adding\u00a0that the bill represented as much of a \u201cmiddle ground or a consensus\u201d that the state legislature could reach.<\/p>\n<p>Julie Mayfield, North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus secretary, pushed back against that\u00a0description, saying it was a compromise \u201cfor them but not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe line that this is a 12-week ban is a lie. It is absolutely a lie, and it is not a compromise bill that the people of North Carolina \u2026 asked for or wanted,\u201d Mayfield said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>She\u00a0argued that the measure banning medical abortions at 10 weeks invalidated the 12 weeks provided by the bill. More than half of all abortions are performed with medications, and Mayfield noted that most people don\u2019t know they\u2019re pregnant at even six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The abbreviated timeline, combined with the added appointment requirements and potential wait time to see a provider, would cause a \u201cradical reduction\u201d in abortion access, said Mayfield, effectively enacting a six- or eight-week ban.<\/p>\n<p>According to Woodhouse, even if a Republican were to oppose the override and no Democrats sided with the majority, the party could easily wait for a more favorable makeup of lawmakers to come about in the legislature.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>This vote, however, could very well jeopardize the GOP\u2019s iron grip on the state government in the 2024 election cycle. As Cooper has noted, some state Republicans in 2022 campaigned on maintaining the state\u2019s 20-week limit. An override vote could be used by Democrats to accuse GOP members of going back on their word, threatening the party\u2019s supermajority.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFolks across the state, we have to educate them strongly about what Senate Bill 20 is and trying to make sure that they are advocating to their legislators that this is not what North Carolinians voted for,\u201d Anderson Clayton, chairperson of the North Carolina Democratic Party, told The Hill.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clayton was frank when discussing immediate actions that Democrats could take in response to an override, noting that North Carolina\u2019s largely conservative courts likely won\u2019t provide a good avenue to challenge the bill. Instead, she said state Democrats would lean into bringing about a statewide referendum on abortion in 2024.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Maintaining abortion access proved to be popular at state ballots following the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade last year. Voters in California, Vermont and Michigan all approved ballot measures enshrining abortion access in their state constitutions.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polling suggests North Carolina is no different. Survey results released in February by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c7p4g5i9.rocketcdn.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Meredith-Poll-Report-Spring-2023.docx.pdf\">Meredith College<\/a>\u00a0found that 57.1 percent of registered voters favored maintaining the 20-week limit or expanding it, while 34.7 percent of voters said they were in favor of further limiting abortion access to some degree.<\/p>\n<p>Demi Dowdy, spokesperson for state Speaker Moore, said the 12-week limit in the bill reflected where most North Carolinians stood on the issue. Dowdy also pointed to the incentives for prenatal care that were included along with grants for free contraceptives, which she noted Cooper has made no mention of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy calling out specific Republicans in swing districts, Governor Cooper seems to believe he can pressure these Republican members into voting his way, just as he has bullied members of his own party,\u201d Dowdy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Speaker has always encouraged each of our members to vote their con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> on behalf of their constituents, and he is confident they will continue to do just that. We will ultimately override the governor\u2019s veto of SB 20 when the time comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No Republican legislators have come forward to say they will oppose the override, making the passage of the bill all but certain. Democratic lawmakers are hopeful that the law can be delayed for some time by lower courts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to hope the attorneys can get an injunction,\u201d North Carolina state Sen. Graig Meyer (D) told The Hill. \u201cEither way, it\u2019s going to be the top issue in next year\u2019s election. And I feel strongly that the GOP base will keep demanding they move farther away from what most voters will tolerate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield echoed these sentiments, adding that Republicans will \u201cpay for this in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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