The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied Gov. Tom Wolf’s petition to hear his challenge of Republican-passed legislation that includes a proposal to amend the state constitution to declare that there is no right to abortion services in the commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star has reported.

Wolf, a Democrat, had asked the Supreme Court to use its King’s Bench Power to hear the case directly, after the House and Senate passed the legislation during a late-night session in July just before summer recess….

Since in Pennsylvania, the governor cannot veto a constitutional amendment, Republicans have attempted to circumvent Wolf’s veto power by using the constitutional amendment process, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.