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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State lawmakers today voted overwhelmingly to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of a bill requiring women to receive an ultrasound examination before receiving an abortion. The Senate voted 37-11 to override the veto and the House followed by voting 81-15 for the override. This is the first veto override in the popular governor's two terms of office. Henry vetoed the bill last night and criticized it for not exempting rape and incest victims. He says the state would be victimizing these women a second time by requiring them to undergo ultrasound procedures. The bill originally passed the Senate 38-10 and the House, 80-12.

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