North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Banned Discrimination-Based Abortions

While bans against certain types of abortions may not save every preborn life, such laws can at least rescue some.

According to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s website, the Democratic governor vetoed House Bill 453 on Friday.

The legislation would have made it illegal to abort children based on race, sex or a Down syndrome diagnosis.

The measure would have also required abortionists to sign an affidavit to confirm the reason for termination was not due to these characteristics.

Still, Cooper declined to let the legislation through.

Explaining the reason for the veto, the governor accused the bill of interfering with a woman’s personal decision to have an abortion.

“This bill gives the government control over what happens and what is said in the exam room between a woman and her doctor at a time she faces one of the most difficult decisions of her life,” he said.

“This bill is unconstitutional and it damages the doctor-patient relationship with an unprecedented government intrusion.”

But the governor’s statement ignores the bill’s purpose.

Notably, he avoided addressing the moral questions surrounding discrimination-based abortions by solely focusing on how it would reduce