Abortion access for all! The attacks on reproductive rights have gone far enough. It’s time to protect Granite Staters’ constitutional right to an abortion. I am urging the New Hampshire Senate to support SB 399 and SB 436, two bills that would respectfully repeal Gov. Sununu’s abortion ban and ultrasound mandate and enshrine abortion rights in state law. Gov. Sununu’s abortion ban, which took effect on January 1, 2022, exemplifies cruel and unnecessary government overreach. It harms patients and criminalizes doctors.
SB 399 would repeal the ban on abortion at or after 24 weeks that has virtually no exceptions, including none for cases of rape, incest, or fatal fetal diagnoses. SB 399 would also repeal the abortion ban’s mandate that all people accessing abortion care first have an ultrasound at all stages of pregnancy, regardless of whether or not it is medically necessary. The Access to Abortion-care Act, SB 436, provides critical protections to ensure that Granite State women and families can work with their doctors to get the health care they need in the majority of situations. They would be able to get health care regardless of what happens in the Supreme Court. With the future of Roe v. Wade on the line, it is clear we need this New Hampshire solution. Contact your state senator today and urge them to support the Access to Abortion-care Act and repeal Gov. Sununu’s abortion ban and ultrasound mandate.
Anna Gallagher
Concord