Mon Mar 13, 2023 – 12:32 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire recently blocked an attempt to enshrine the “right” to abortion in state law.
On Thursday, the pro-abortion motion failed with a 14-10 party line vote. Republican lawmakers, who control the Senate, argued that there was no need for the Democrat-sponsored proposal since the state’s Fetal Life Protection Act already clearly states that abortion is illegal after 24 weeks gestation, which allows women to kill their children for the first half of their pregnancies.
However, Senate Democrats claim the law is unclear and introduced SB 181 in January to provide additional codification for abortion.
“This bill provides that, with limited statutory exception, the state shall not restrict or interfere with an individual’s decision to terminate a pregnancy and establishes a private right of action for violation of the chapter,” the proposed bill states. “It shall be the public policy of New Hampshire that, because it is vital to the equality and liberty of all individuals, the state shall not restrict or interfere with an individual’s exercise of their private decision to terminate a pregnancy.”
The proposal also detailed that women who are
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