RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Motorists around North Carolina could see he anti-abortion message "Choose Life" showing up on a new specialty license plate in a few months.
The House voted 68-44 on Saturday to give final legislative approval for the state to make available dozens of new specialty license plates. Drivers can choose the plates for a $25 extra annual fee.
One of those reads "Choose Life." Nonprofit pregnancy counseling centers opposed to abortion would collect $15 from each plate sold.
The plates could start showing up once 300 people sign up.
The Republican-led Legislature rejected several efforts by Democrats to add a license plate with the abortion rights message "Respect Choice."
The measure next heads to Gov. Beverly Perdue, who will decide whether to accept or veto it.
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