Posted on 05/20/2016 3:28:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai
One day after lawmakers passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, Gov. Mary Fallin decided to veto the measure.
On Thursday, the Oklahoma Legislature has passed a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. […]
On Friday, Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed the measure, saying the bill was “vague” and “would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at kfor.com ...
Does the legislature have enough to override
Interesting idea...but it wouldn’t last 5 minutes in the Federal courts.
Fallin is positioning herself to be the “moderate” VP.
Well there goes my support for her...I was thinking she might be a good VP....scratch her off my list...
Exactly.
What constitutional legal challenge. Roe v Wade was pulled out of Blackmum’s ass.
rather than veto, a better course might be to clean up and strengthen the bill
Roe vs Wade has to be overturned.
I can't believe she used the pro-abort fear mongering 1% exception card.
Over 1,000 signatures:
“As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion – the purposeful destruction of the unborn child – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman.
We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.
We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.”
http://www.dublindeclaration.com/
If a woman's life is truly in danger, she will be in a hospital. Removal of the baby would be life saving treatment and not abortion. She's not going to be in an abortion facility.
Scratch her off the VP list.
She is pro-life and would like to see Roe vs. Wade reversed.
Won’t happen by mere Supreme Court appointments.
That's not a problem. It's an opportunity.
One of u got it right and most of u got it rong. She IS positioning herself for VP. She is smart enough to veto a bill that will not stand up in court-a waste of time. That way she presents herself as a pragmatist.
Forgot to mention-she’s hot!
From the article, "Fallin wrote. “In fact, the most direct path to a re-examination of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade is the appointment of a conservative, pro-life justice to the United States Supreme Court.”"
We’ve had those, but no movement on same. It’s been 43 years.
The left likes to tie up the courts with frivolous cases. So does Islam.
Good. This would be a huge election year PR disaster, it would be ruled unconstitutional by the courts, accomplishing NOTHING of value except giving Hitlery ammunition for her “war on woman” campaign theme.
The Gov. is on the short list for VP. Near the top, as I’ve predicted elsewhere.
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