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Voters here essentially kept things the same returning their governor, congressional delegation, and the exact same Executive Council for another term in office.
One in three women have lost access to legal abortion in their home state since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The closure of five part-time Planned Parenthood of Northern New England health centers, including one in Claremont, and whether the Executive Council is responsible for the loss of access to rural reproductive health care were debated between Gov. Chris Sununu and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington at Wednesday’s meeting.
Gov. Chris Sununu is taking some heat from state senator and democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Thomas Sherman after Sununu addressed the issue of abortion on a Virginia-based podcast Wednesday.
Dalia Vidunas of Concord’s Equality Health Center said she had no doubt that the threats to women’s reproductive freedoms in New Hampshire will grow if Republicans retain the majority next year in the New Hampshire House and Senate.
CONCORD – Just two days after a leaked Supreme Court draft decision indicating Roe v. Wade is set to be overturned, reproductive health care was on the top of elected officials’ minds.
CONCORD – A leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade sent shock waves through New Hampshire politics Tuesday.
Gov. Chris Sununu addressed an upcoming vote related to the state’s new abortion ban, congressional map redistricting, and COVID-19 numbers, which he said are not accurate in a meeting with the media in his office Wednesday.
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would repeal an aspect of the state’s new Fetal Health Protection Act as it relates to the requirement for obstetric ultrasounds to be performed before an abortion.