Gov. Ted Strickland's first showdown with the Legislature on abortion politics was an easy victory: A stroke of his veto pen allowed state spending on human cloning that the Legislature had voted to ban.
A story from the AP says, the result of Strickland's decision to nix the provision from an economic stimulus package, however, could reawaken abortion rights opponents who have been laying low.
Opposition to Strickland's veto was swift and loud.
State Sen. Steve Buehrer, a Delta Republican and sponsor of the ban, called it taxpayer-subsidized "destruction of life." Tony Perkins, president of the abortion-opposing Family Research Council, said Strickland was "violating the values of thousands of Ohio taxpayers." And Ohio Right to Life says it's considering taking the issue to the ballot.
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