Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/09/missouri-legislature-overrides-birth-control-bill-veto.php
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Missouri legislature overrides birth control bill veto
[JURIST] The Missouri Senate and House of Representatives [official websites] on Wednesday voted to override a veto Governor Jay Nixon [official website] of a bill [SB 749 materials] that prohibits mandatory insurance coverage of birth control for anyone with ethical or religious objections. The Senate voted 26-6 to override the veto, while the House narrowly secured the required endorsements [press release], voting 109-45. Representative Sandy Crawford [official profile] supported the override [statement, audio], saying the bill "protects religious liberties and...
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