Va. Abortion Override Vote Fails

AP via NYTimes.com ^ | 4/17/02

[GeneD]

Filed at 7:52 p.m. ET

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- State lawmakers failed Wednesday to override Gov. Mark R. Warner's veto and revive Virginia's ban on a late-term abortion procedure.

The House of Delegates voted 71-28 to override the veto, but the 24-14 vote in the Senate was three votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill. Two senators did not vote.

Warner vetoed the bill earlier this month, saying it lacked sufficient exceptions for women who have problems late in pregnancy.

The measure sought to outlaw a procedure critics refer to as ``partial-birth abortion.''

The bill resembled a 1998 Virginia law that banned the procedure. It was voided one year later when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Nebraska.

[muawiyah]

This Warner guy is pretty much like Chairman Mao. Without any medical training at all he makes the most definitive pronouncements concerning surgical procedures.

The man is full of himself. What we have to hope is that he does not attempt to move up to a national stage. With his corporatist leanings, he'd have us all wearing armbands in a thrice!

[linn37]

would like to know a illness that requires a pregnant woman to abort late term instead of delivering the baby?

[VaFederalist]

Can't wait for next year's (redistricted) election to come & clean out the State Senate squishies. Warner's veto will be worthless in '04 & '05.

[BillyBoy]

"The Governor has no power in Virginia....the legislature runs everything here....they will stop Warner...blah blah blah..."

You think with Republicans controlling BOTH houses they'd be able to overturn your pretty-boy Gov. In Illinois, at least we have an excuse: the REPUBLICAN Senate voted OVERWHEMINGLY to overturn the Governor's pro-abortion veto, but the Democrat house was four votes shy of the 60% needed.

Again, if a "pro-lifer" like yourself hadn't throw a temper tantrum during the November election, this wouldn't even be an issue. If you're so concerned about "confederate hertiage", why'd you vote for Reagan over Carter?

No matter. All you Earley haters better get used to higher taxes and lots of abortion funding in your "conservative" state for the next four years. And yet you claim we elect socialists!

[BillyBoy]

NARAL must be really glad of the RINOs in Va. right about now.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Do these people ever consult anyone in the medical community before making such outrageous decisions?

[VA Advogado]

Can't wait for next year's (redistricted) election to come & clean out the State Senate squishies. Warner's veto will be worthless in '04 & '05.

Aren't these the reps/senators from the new districts?

[VaFederalist]

House of Delegates yes, new districts
Senate no, whole body stands for election 2003

[Twodees]

You really have a bug up your itchy little butt don't you? Spending has to be approved by the legislature. The governor isn't the boss. Anyway, Virginia isn't your business. You live in one of the worst communist hellholes in the US and you're trying to blame me for all the ills of Virginia.

When Illinois improves 100% it will only be a hundred times worse than Virginia. Now stop crying over spilt milk and go milk another cow.

[KQQL]

lol...............Always remember a RAT is a RAt , no matter whether he/she is a conservative/moderate or Liberal............................I would take a Moderate Republican over a any RAT any day.................... Earley would have been better than slick warner.

[Skooz]

would like to know a illness that requires a pregnant woman to abort late term instead of delivering the baby?

According to C. Everett Koop, there are none. He says delivering the baby is always safer than the abortion procedure.

But then, he's only a doctor, not an all-knowing politician.