Pro-life supporters from the NC Values Coalition and Susan B. Signs printed with the slogans “my body, my choice,” and “abortion is health care” were seen among the crowd. Included in the bill are multiple items to support women and families totaling more than $180 million: $75 million to expand access to child care, almost $59 million for foster care, more than $16 million that includes federal matching funds to reduce infant and maternal mortality, and $20 million to pay for maternity and paternity leave for teachers and state employees.Ĭrowd estimates for Cooper’s rally varied from 300 to up to 1,000 as reported by Raleigh outlet ABC 11. In addition to reducing the elective abortion timeframe, the bill maintains exceptions for the life of the mother, fetal anomalies, incest and rape. The bill is Senate Bill 20, the Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that reduces the state’s elective abortion limit from 20 weeks down to 12. RALEIGH - At a “veto rally” held in Raleigh on the day before Mother’s Day, North Carolina Democratic Gov.
Roy Cooper stamps "veto" during a rally at Bicentennial Plaza in Raleigh, NC on May 13, 2023.
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