2010 Legislation
Stop government intrusion into private medical decisions NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire is fighting five anti-choice bills in the NH House this year. - HB 1454—parental consent on all medications and medical procedures for minors
- HB 1666—licensing of abortion facilities
- HB 1453—sex and health education notice bill
- HB 1644—creating personhood for fetuses killed in the course of a crime committed against a pregnant woman
- HB 1662—informed consent for abortions
These are not new bills. - Just in the past 12 years, the House has defeated bills attempting to legislate family communication 11 times. One did pass in 2003 and then was repealed in 2007 when the parental notice law was found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- We have defeated bills that place unique and burdensome requirements on our abortion providers 5 different times.
- We have defeated attempt to undermine Roe through the criminal justice code 4 times.
HB 1662 is the most egregious yet—combining virtually every restriction into one huge bill, including spousal notice, parental consent, onerous regulation of abortion providers, biased counseling and mandatory 24 hour delays, and a ban on abortion coverage in the health plan for state employees. Here’s what you need to know: - Ideally, young women will turn to their parents when faced with an unplanned pregnancy, a sexually transmitted infection, a drug or alcohol problem or a mental health issue. In the case of unplanned pregnancy, most of them do. However, when they cannot, we must put the safety of young women first, so that they can get the health care they need without further delay and intimidation.
- Abortion providers in New Hampshire are fully licensed and in compliance with local, state and federal regulations, including NH RSA 151.
- NH statutes already provide for significant extra penalties when a crime causes a pregnant women to lose her pregnancy. Personhood creates constitutional conflicts that undermine Roe v. Wade and inheritance rights for fetuses.
- Spousal consent is unconstitutional.
- The many restrictions in HB 1662 represent a massive government intrusion on private medical decisions AND on the delivery of medical care.
All five bills are opposed by the Reproductive Rights Coalition which includes Concord Feminist Health Center, Feminist Health Center of Portsmouth, NARAL Pro-Choice NH, NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, NH Civil Liberties Union, and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. In addition, the NH Medical Society opposes specific provisions in HB 1666 and HB 1662
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