North Carolina lawmakers have voted to override the governor's veto of a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks.
EDnews informs via CNN that the measure was passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature in early May, but was vetoed by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper over the weekend.
Republicans overturned the veto in back-to-back votes, prompting chants of "shame" from onlookers.
The law, which cuts the window for abortion in the state down from 20 weeks, will now take effect on 1 July.
On Tuesday, the state Senate voted 30-20 and the House by 72-48 to override the veto. A single Republican defector could have tipped the outcome the other way.
"Shame! Shame! Shame!" protesters in the statehouse started shouting.