HOUSE OVERRIDES HENRY VETO

The House this morning followed the Senate in voting to override Governor Henry's veto of an anti-abortion bill.

The vote was 81-15 with five members absent.

It is the first gubernatorial veto overridden by the State Legislature since the administration of former Gov. David Walters.

“I want to thank my Senate and House colleagues for taking a stand for the unborn and for the sanctity of life by overriding this unconscionable veto,” said Senator Todd Lamb, R-Edmond, author of Senate Bill 1878.

Lamb said he wanted to correct a factual error that was contained in the governor’s veto message that was sent to the Legislature Wednesday night.

“Gov. Henry was factually inaccurate in his assertion that this bill forces victims of rape and incest to view an ultrasound of their unborn baby. The bill in no way forces a woman to view the ultrasound that is conducted before an abortion,” Lamb stated.

Senate Bill 1878 is authored by Lamb, and Rep. Pam Peterson, R-Tulsa.

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