West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) vetoed legislation March 9 that would ban the most common procedure for second-trimester abortions, according to a Charleston Gazette-Mail report.
The bill he vetoed, SB 10, bans the "dilation and evacuation" procedure.
In explaining his veto, Gov. Tomblin noted that the U.S. Supreme Court and lower courts have struck down similar bans, according to the report.
"I am advised this bill is overbroad and unduly burdens a woman's fundamental right to privacy," Gov. Tomblin wrote, according to the report.
State lawmakers are expected to override Gov. Tomblin's veto. Lawmakers passed the ban in February.
According to the report, the legislation allows the procedure after the physician first "creates demise or death of the fetus," and in cases of emergency.
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