Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand access to abortion in Maryland was overridden on Saturday by the General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats.
Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, listens to debate before lawmakers voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand abortion access in the state, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. in Maryland was overridden on Saturday by the General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats.
Del. Emily Shetty said she was supporting the measure on the House floor as a mother who had experienced a high-risk pregnancy. She also described being a sexual assault survivor in college and the difficulties she experienced “with the weight of what had happened after that incident.”“And thankfully, the incident did not result in pregnancy but had it, it would have drastically changed my life if I had not been able to access the care that I needed at that time," Shetty, a Democrat, said.
The measure comes at a time when the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether toIf they do, at least 26 states are likely to either ban abortion outright or severely limit access, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that supports abortion rights.
“Madam speaker, this bill is too extreme, even for Maryland," Shoemaker, a Republican, said, referring to House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat.
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