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Last week, Republicans overrode the Governor's veto on the legislation, which bans the procedure in NC after 12 weeks with some exceptions.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we’re looking at a claim made by North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who made national news when he vetoed legislation Saturday that would ban most abortions in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The legislature overrode Cooper's veto in a party-line vote Tuesday. Cooper claims that the bill violates some Republican legislators’ campaign promises. In a video posted to Twitter, Cooper singles out four legislators, by name, who he said made campaign promises to protect women’s reproductive health.

North Carolina Republicans in the General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 20 — which bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy — and reactions are pouring in from across the U.S.

The General Assembly is expected to vote on whether to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 20 this afternoon.

On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper began his week-long push to try to defeat a Republican push to add more restrictions to abortions in North Carolina.