(National Right to Life News) Chalk one up for the good guys. On Thursday, the New Hampshire Senate, following action last week by the House, rejected an attempt to enshrine abortion in the state Constitution 14-9.
“State law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy except when the mother’s health or life is in danger or there is a fatal fetal anomaly,” according to Holly Ramer.
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The House earlier this month “voted 193-184 in favor of a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights up to that threshold [ostensibly 24 weeks], short of the three-fifths majority needed to advance the proposal,” Ramer wrote.
“‘Necessary’ could allow an abortion to be performed right up until birth simply because the woman wanted one and a doctor felt it was necessary to honor that wish,” State Rep. Katelyn Kuttab said.
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On Thursday (Feb. 15), “the Republican-led Senate rejected a similar measure outright, voting 14-9 along party lines against a more broadly worded proposal to add language to the constitution protecting ‘personal reproductive autonomy.’”
Editor's note: This article was published by National Right to Life News and is reprinted with permission.
