BREAKING: Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing religious reasons for refusing service to gays
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Source: Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing religious reasons for refusing service to gays.
ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL
By BOB CHRISTIE
— Feb. 26, 2014 7:52 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties.
Brewer's decision defused a national furor over gay rights and religious freedom.
The bill backed by Republicans in the Legislature was designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays. But opponents called it an open attack on gays that invited discrimination.
The bill thrust Arizona into the national spotlight last week after both chambers of the state legislature approved it. As the days passed, more and more groups, politicians and average citizens weighed in against Senate Bill 1062. Many took to social media to criticize the bill, calling it an attack on gay and lesbian rights.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/arizona-governor-returns-home-amid-furor-over-bill
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