Oklahoma senator nathan dahm weighing options on vetoed abortion ban bill

(ick, just look at that nasty little face. who does it remind you of?)

Oklahoma senator weighing options on vetoed abortion ban bill

Nathan Dahm suggests that Mary Fallin’s decision was ‘vindictive’ Measure would have made it a felony to perform an abortion


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‘I have not made a decision,’ said senator Nathan Dahm of Broken Arrow, on whether he would try to override governor’s decision. Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP




The Oklahoma Republican state senator who authored a bill that would have in effect outlawed abortion in the state said on Saturday he had not decided whether he would try to override the governor’s veto. “I have not made a decision,” said senator Nathan Dahm of Broken Arrow, who also suggested Republican governor Mary Fallin had been “petty and vindictive” in vetoing his measure. “That’s what we’re pursuing, what we’d like to see accomplished.”

He said he would decide in the coming week whether to pursue an override. The same week, the legislature faces a deadline to adjourn while grappling with a $1.3bn budget hole that could lead to cuts to public schools, healthcare and an overcrowded prison system. Legislators have yet to be presented with a proposed state budget.

Fallin vetoed the abortion bill on Friday, saying that while she opposed abortion, it was vague and would not withstand a legal challenge.The measure would have made it a felony punishable by up to three years in prison for anyone who performs an abortion, including doctors, other than in cases where a woman’s life was in danger.

State law already makes it a felony for anyone who is not a doctor to perform an abortion. Dahm’s bill would have removed the exemption for physicians.

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/21/oklahoma-senator-nathan-dahm-vetoed-abortion-ban-bill