On June 25, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed HB 453 which banned abortions unless the physician has determined that it is not being sought because of the race or sex of the fetus or because the fetus has Down Syndrome. In his veto message (full text), Cooper said:
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. The bill is unconstitutional and it damages the doctor-patient relationship with an unprecedented governmental intrusion.
