North Carolina Governor, a Democrat, Vetoes Bill That Would Protect Women's Sports From Biological Men
Posted on AllSides July 6th, 2023
From The Right
North Carolina Democratic governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have prohibited trans-identifying biological men from competing in women's sports, arguing that the policy makes "broad, uninformed decisions" about "vulnerable children." Cooper's veto nullifies the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which the state's GOP-controlled legislature passed last month with support from two Democrats. Cooper disagreed with those party-mates, arguing in a statement that the bill would inflame political "culture wars" by "making broad, uninformed decisions about an extremely small number of vulnerable children." Should the North Carolina legislature overturn...