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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a Republican-sponsored bill Friday aimed at preventing abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
The veto was expected. It sets up what could be the first veto override attempt by Republican legislative leaders during the 2021 session.
Political analysts expected Cooper to veto the bill, as he did the abortion-focused âBorn Aliveâ bill that cleared the legislature in 2019.
Bill opponents said they fear the doctor-patient conversation requirements in the bill could jeopardize womenâs trust in medical care, and could lead some women to carry pregnancies to term once they learn of a Down syndrome diagnosis, even if they have other reasons for considering an abortion.
N.C. s House Bill 453, titled "Human Life Nondiscrimination Act/No Eugenics," would prevent women from having an abortion because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
03/01/21
WorkersCompensation.com
Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Wanda Blanche Taylor and Adrian A. Phillips to serve as Commissioners on the North Carolina Industrial Commission for six-year terms, subject to confirmation by the North Carolina General Assembly.
Taylor is a native of Plymouth, North Carolina. She is a Fellow of the College of Workers Compensation Lawyers and received her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and her undergraduate degree at Duke University. Currently, Taylor is the Director of Litigation/Counsel at Key Risk Insurance (a Berkley Company), and she also serves as a member of the North Carolina Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners. Previously, Taylor served as a Deputy Commissioner at the Industrial Commission for twenty years, including as Chief Deputy Commissioner. She has also represented both employees and employers/insurers in private practice.