A partial-birth abortion bill is passed by the House without the health exception Governor Carnahan supported. Tristin Yeager reports from the state capitol.
The situation is very familiar. Last year, Carnahan vetoed a partial-birth abortion bill much like the one the House passed by a large margin.
House Majority Leader Gracia Backer voted in favor of the bill, but says she still has concerns about the content.
The bill now heads to the Senate where it will face more debate about including or excluding a health exception.
The bill outlaws partial-birth abortion unless the life of the mother is at stake. What's missing is the health exception Governor Carnahan and the Ohio Supreme Court say is necessary.
House Majority Leader Gracia Backer:
The bill now heads to the Senate with controversy sure to follow.
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