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CONCORD – On Thursday, Senate Republicans voted to repeal the state’s new law mandating ultrasounds for abortion but preserved the remaining provisions of a new state law that bans abortion after 24 weeks gestation without exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal diagnoses.
A controversial state law requiring New Hampshire women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound, became a little more controversial after the House session Thursday.
The phrase intends to heighten the sense of foreboding for future action if one little step is made. The 2022 session of the legislature will have many examples of paths leading down that slippery slope.
With abortion rights likely to be a major issue in the courts, legislature, and politics in 2022, hundreds of residents attended a rally and press conference at the State House Wednesday in support of bills to protect a woman’s right to choose.
Until recently, the New Hampshire legislature enjoyed a longstanding bipartisan commitment to upholding privacy around personal medical decision
The German government in the 1930s passed a law that required individuals to report anyone who spoke against the Nazi party, its leaders or the government.
While a recount in the election has been requested by Republicans, Democrats were ready to take a victory lap over flipping a Bedford House of Representatives seat, from red to blue, this week.
The state’s Executive Council and governor went on the road for a change, meeting at Cannon Mountain where they discussed the future of its iconic tramway, sole-source contracts, and the impact of the new law restricting abortions.
Democrats said it would increase property taxes, invade a woman’s privacy, and prevent teaching about racism while failing to pay for the social services desperately needed as the state’s residents come out of the pandemic, like homelessness.