{"id":1965654,"date":"2023-07-06T14:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-governor-vetoes-bill-barring-male-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T18:39:30","slug":"nc-governor-vetoes-bill-barring-male-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-governor-vetoes-bill-barring-male-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Governor rejects bill banning male athletes from women&#8217;s sports."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnc-governor-vetoes-bill-barring-male-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0706\/30ac7dde-149c-481c-98e6-8922314d90de\/audio.mp3?length=5667309&#038;duration=472\"><\/div>\n<h2>North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill Protecting Women&#8217;s Sports<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have prevented males from competing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-governor-vetoes-bill-barring-male-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports\/\" title=\"NC Governor rejects bill banning male athletes from women's sports.\">interscholastic sporting events designated<\/a> for females, despite the bill earning bipartisan support in the state legislature.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Mr. Cooper formally vetoed HB 574, titled the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/h574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act<\/a>.&#8221; The bill stated that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-house-passes-save-womens-sports-act\/\" title=\"Oklahoma House Passes \u2018Save Women\u2019s Sports Act\u2019\">athletic teams designated<\/a> for females, women, or girls shall not be open to students of the male sex&#8221; at the middle school, high school, or college level.<\/p>\n<p>HB 574 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/north-carolina-passes-bill-banning-biological-male-athletes-from-competing-on-girls-sports-teams_5351828.html\">passed in the North Carolina State Senate<\/a> by a 31\u201317 vote with one Democratic senator joining the Republican majority. The bill also passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives on a vote of 62\u201343, again with one Democratic representative joining the Republican majority.<\/p>\n<p>Similar legislation has been passed in other states, but opponents of such measures argue that they\u2019re unfair to athletes who identify as transgender and wish to compete in the gender category that fits their identity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We don\u2019t need politicians inflaming their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-texas-abortion-ban-hurts-big-oils-effort-to-transform-its-workforce\/\" title=\"How Texas\u2019 abortion ban hurts Big Oil\u2019s effort to transform its workforce\">political culture wars<\/a> by making broad, uninformed decisions about an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-halts-travel-in-northern-city-as-coronavirus-fiasco-continues\/\" title=\"China Halts Travel in Northern City as Coronavirus Fiasco Continues\">extremely small number<\/a> of vulnerable children that are already handled by a robust system that relies on parents, schools, and sports organizations,&#8221; Mr. Cooper said of HB 574.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twenty-two states have implemented bans on males competing in women\u2019s sports including: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p>Further justifying his veto, the Democratic governor said, &#8220;Republican governors in other states have vetoed similar bills because they hurt their states\u2019 reputation and economy and because they are neither fair nor needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/south-dakota-bill-aimed-at-protecting-womens-sports-rejected-over-noems-changes_589185.html\">asked for changes<\/a> to a 2021 bill barring male athletes from women\u2019s sports that were rejected, preventing the bill from passing. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-signs-fairness-bill-barring-boys-from-participating-in-girls-sports_736127.html\">requested and passed a revised version<\/a> of the legislation the following year. Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.nd.gov\/files\/legislation\/1298.pdf\">objected<\/a> to a transgender sports bill in 2021 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/north-dakota-governor-signs-bills-keeping-biological-males-out-of-female-sports_5191549.html\">signed two bills this year<\/a> that bar male athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also both vetoed bills that would have blocked male athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports. However, both Republican governors\u2019 vetoes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/utah-lawmakers-enact-ban-on-transgender-youth-in-girls-sports-overriding-governors-veto_4363571.html\">were overridden<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/indiana-lawmakers-override-veto-on-transgender-sports-ban_784411.html\">bans went into effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina lawmakers could try to override Mr. Cooper\u2019s veto. North Carolina Republicans held a veto-proof supermajority in the state Senate before the start of this legislative session and gained a supermajority in the state House of Representatives this spring after State Rep. Tricia Cotham <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/i-will-not-be-bullied-north-carolina-democrat-representative-switches-to-republican_5173621.html\">changed her party affiliation<\/a> from Democratic to Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Erin Par\u00e9, one of HB 574\u2019s primary sponsors, has already indicated a veto override attempt is forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a mom of two teenagers who are both competitive athletes, I am not only a primary sponsor of this bill, but also an advocate for preserving the integrity of women\u2019s sports and ensuring a safe and fair playing field,&#8221; Ms. Par\u00e9 said in a Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erinparefornc\/posts\/pfbid02P8WR35oUM2LNbiYDqbJZRMQ9LtHcYZg9DEMXsZjNMHaVk5vfBfXfftzFs3QBjU5Jl\">press statement.<\/a> &#8220;NC Republicans will swiftly override this veto.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>NC Governor Vetoes Other Bills<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to vetoing HB 574, Mr. Cooper also vetoed SB 49, titled &#8220;The Parents Bill of Rights,&#8221; and HB 808, which regulates gender transitioning procedures for minors.<\/p>\n<p>SB 49 specifies that parents have the right to direct the education and moral upbringing of their children and specifies that a parent has the right to &#8220;consent or withhold consent for participation in reproductive health and safety education programs,&#8221; the right to &#8220;seek a medical or religious exemption from immunization requirements,&#8221; and to access all textbooks and supplementary instructional materials being assigned to their child. The bill also imposes penalties against any state employee who &#8220;encourages, coerces, or attempts to encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from his or her parent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Justifying his objection to SB 49, Mr. Cooper labeled the legislation a &#8220;Don\u2019t Say Gay&#8221; bill.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Parents are the most essential educators for their children and their involvement must be encouraged, but this bill will scare te<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the bipartisan-supported bill, HB 574, known as the &#8220;Fairness in Women&#8217;s Sports Act.&#8221; The legislation aimed to prohibit males from participating in female-designated interscholastic sporting events. Despite its support in the state legislature, Gov. 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