( CNN ) -- The Oklahoma Senate voted Tuesday to override the governor 's vetoes and pass two strong anti-abortion measures . One law requires women to undergo an ultrasound examination and listen to a description of what it shows before getting an abortion . Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn Coffee , a Republican , said Tuesday 's vote shows lawmakers listened to Oklahoma 's residents and `` made a bold statement in support of the sanctity of life . '' But Democratic Gov . Brad Henry has called the legislation `` an unconstitutional attempt by the Oklahoma legislature to insert government into the private lives and decisions of its citizens . '' Henry vetoed the bill and another abortion-related measure Friday , but the state House on Monday overwhelmingly voted to override both vetoes , with House Speaker Chris Benge , a Republican , lauding his colleagues for moving quickly . The Senate 's 36-12 vote Tuesday was the final step required to make the bills laws . `` Those who rallied behind this cause reflected the core values of Oklahoma citizens , and I applaud my colleagues in providing more safeguards for the life of the unborn , '' Coffee said . Henry said he was disappointed by Tuesday 's vote . `` It signals the beginning of another costly and possibly futile legal battle for the state of Oklahoma . Both laws will be challenged and , in all likelihood , overturned by the courts as unconstitutional , '' he said . `` I fear this entire exercise will ultimately be a waste of taxpayers ' time and money . '' In a statement issued after his vetoes Friday , Henry sharply criticized the laws . `` State policymakers should never mandate that a citizen be forced to undergo any medical procedure against his or her will , especially when such a procedure could cause physical or mental trauma , '' Henry said . `` To do so amounts to an unconstitutional invasion of privacy . '' Henry said one of the flaws of the ultrasound bill was that it lacked an exemption for rape and incest victims . Henry vetoed similar legislation in 2008 . His veto was overridden . The State Supreme Court struck down the legislation because it contained multiple subjects , a violation of the state Constitution requiring measures to deal with a single subject , Bennett said . The Center for Reproductive Rights said it had filed a lawsuit challenging the new law after Tuesday 's Senate vote . `` Oklahoma has now passed the most burdensome ultrasound law in the country , '' Nancy Northup , the organization 's president , told CNN . `` Until Oklahoma stops harassing women who are seeking abortions , we will continue to sue the state on these unconstitutional restrictions . '' Coffee said challenging the new laws in court would go against what Oklahoma residents want . `` The voice of the people has spoken twice now this session in the Senate and twice in the House , and I sincerely hope those who would reverse the people 's voice would think twice before acting , '' he said . The other measure approved by legislators Tuesday prohibits pregnant women and their families from seeking legal damages if physicians `` knowingly and negligently '' withhold key information or provide inaccurate information about their pregnancies . Henry , in opposing the bill , said it would be `` unconscionable to grant a physician legal protection to mislead or misinform a pregnant woman in an effort to impose his or her personal beliefs on his patient . '' Such an issue would be particularly relevant to fetuses with disabilities . `` By prohibiting recovery of damages in wrongful birth and life malpractice actions , the legislation would allow unscrupulous , reckless or negligent physicians to knowingly withhold information or negligently provide inaccurate information to pregnant women without facing the potential of legal consequences , '' the governor said . The House voted to override the veto of the ultrasound bill by an 81 to 14 vote , well above the three-fourths majority required . State Rep. Lisa Billy , a Republican , said the bill `` does nothing more than give women as much information as possible before they make the life-altering decision to have an abortion . '' `` I do n't want a single woman to go through the lifelong torture of having an abortion without having all the relevant information , '' Billy said . The House voted 84 to 12 to override the veto over the legal damages prohibition . State Rep. Dan Sullivan , a Republican , said the bill `` simply states that a doctor can not be sued based on the opinion after birth that a child would have been better off if he or she had been aborted . '' `` A bipartisan coalition of members supported this bill the first time , and I am pleased they did again today , '' Sullivan said . Benge , the House speaker , said , `` We must move to stop the degradation of human life seen in recent years and stand up for those who can not defend themselves . '' CNN 's Joe Sterling and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report .
The law requires ultrasound , subject to description of what it shows before surgery . Center for Reproductive Rights says it had filed a lawsuit challenging the new law . Other legislation protects doctors who leak data or provide inaccurate information about pregnancies . Laws ' critics cite privacy , negligence issues ; backers say the people have spoken .