© 2024 Public Radio Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 631-2577

A listener-supported service of The University of Tulsa
classical 88.7 | public radio 89.5
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Abortion Override

KWGS News File Photo

By Associated Press

Oklahoma City, OK – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma House has overriden Gov. Brad Henry's vetoes of two anti-abortion measures.

House members voted 81-14 Monday to override Henry's veto of a bill to require women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a description of the fetus before getting abortions.

The House voted 84-12 to override a second veto of legislation to prevent lawsuits in cases where a parent might argue a child with birth defects would've been better off aborted.

At least 76 votes, or three-quarters of the 101-member House, were needed to override.

Override votes must still pass in the Senate for the bills to become law. Tuesday is the earliest a vote will be conducted and at least 36 votes are needed in the 48-member Senate.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.