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(Life News) — Democrats in the New Jersey legislature were unable to override a veto pro-life Gov. Chris Christie issued to prevent taxpayers in the Garden State from having to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

The bid to override Governor Christie’s line-item veto of the $7.453 million appropriation for women’s health and family planning services, with much of the money going to the pro-abortion giant, failed in the state house this morning. The votes were roughly split down party lines and Democrats could only muster 24 of the 27 votes needed to override and two Republican state senators chose not to vote: Allen and Bateman.

Greg Quinlan, the Director of Government Affairs for New Jersey Family First which, along with New Jersey Right to Life, called on pro-life advocates to lobby members of the state Senate against the override, commented on today’s vote.

“The battle is not over, but this bill will likely not come up for consideration and voting again until November,” he explained.

Quinlan said tempers flared during the debate and vote.

“The rhetoric in the chamber was hot and loud as supporters of the allocation and other measures accused pro-family legislators of being driven by pure religious ideology, and the governor of being a “bully.” Mr. Sweeney, Senate President, used the gavel often in an attempt to control the epithets and arguments that were hurled across the room,” he added.

He credited pro-life advocates with flooding the state house phone lines and email after requests for support for Christie’s veto.