Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND)
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education and the university system chancellor want Gov. Doug Burgum to veto a bill that would prevent a school from giving grant money to a person or organization that promotes or performs abortions.
University system officials say academic freedom and other factors outweigh the loss of so-called Challenge Grant funds that are authorized in the bill and would be lost if it’s vetoed.
The North Dakota Legislature passed the legislation that was primarily aimed at preventing North Dakota State University from funneling grant money to Planned Parenthood for sex education in the state.
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