{"id":326118,"date":"2025-02-10T06:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=326118"},"modified":"2025-02-12T12:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:37:23","slug":"fight-protect-preborn-new-hampshire-unexpected-foe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fight-protect-preborn-new-hampshire-unexpected-foe\/","title":{"rendered":"The fight to protect preborn humans in New Hampshire has found an unexpected foe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A proposed bill that sought to protect more preborn children from abortion in New Hampshire is now off the table<\/a>\u00a0following a House vote. The state’s new Republican governor, Kelly Ayotte, had previously said she would veto any pro-life legislation that came across her desk, despite espousing a pro-life stance in the past.<\/p>\n

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 340-15 to withdraw House Bill 476<\/a> last week, which would have protected preborn children from abortion beginning at 15 weeks rather than 24 weeks, as the current law allows. The 15-week bill included exceptions for medical emergencies and fetal diagnoses, though induced abortion \u2014 the direct and intentional<\/em> killing of preborn children \u2014 is not medically necessary.<\/p>\n

Rep. Katy Peternel, sponsor of the bill, filed a motion to withdraw it, citing “a flaw in the bill that prevents us from moving forward in a logical, reasonable, or obvious way.” She didn’t specify what that “flaw” was; however, she noted, \u201cWithout consensus among the pro-life organizations across New Hampshire, this bill does not have the broad support it needs to advance successfully out of committee.”<\/p>\n

New Hampshire Right to Life explained its concerns with the bill on its social media pages. According to the group, the concerns surrounded c clause in the bill which stated, “All abortions are legal in New Hampshire before 15 weeks gestational age. No regulatory or law enforcement agency has the authority to penalize a health care provider for performing an abortion except as specifically provided in RSA chapter 329.”<\/p>\n

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