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Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Vetoes GOP Abortion Bills

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Republicans in Wisconsin do not have enough votes in the Legislature to override the governor's vetoes of their anti-abortion package. (Shutterstock)
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Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills on Friday, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman’s right to abortion.

Evers, who is making his support for abortion rights a key plank of his 2022 reelection campaign, had been widely expected to veto the measures the GOP-controlled Legislature passed in October.

Republicans do not have enough votes in the Legislature to override the vetoes.

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