January 24, 2012 Women's Health Care Legislation Hearings at the NH State House

On Tuesday January 24, 2012, a variety of legislative bills related to a woman's ability to make her own health care decisions are being heard in Concord. Please either contact your NH lawmaker via phone or email, or come to the hearings! 

These hearings are held at Judiciary Com, LOB 208:

• HB 1653 - 11:00am. Health provider conscience opt-out.
• HB 1659 - 11:30am. Scripted abortion counseling required by MD or licensed therapist.
• HB 1660 - 12:30pm. Banning all abortions after 20 weeks gestation.
• HB 1679 - 1:30pm. Prohibits partial-birth abortions and third trimester abortions.

This hearing is held at Health & Human Services Committee, LOB 205:

• HB 1680 - Requiring the NH DHHS to collect abortion statistics with individual profiles.

Please contact your NH lawmaker via phone or email, or even better  come to the hearings! Public are welcome and reservations are not required. Tell lawmakers to respect their constituents' ability to make their own decisions about their bodies, their families, their futures. There is no need for government to intrude.

Parental Notification Law Now In Effect

Beginning January 1, 2012, all minors or an incompetent female adult wanting to have an abortion will be required to inform their parents/guardian or get permission from a judge. Specifically HB 329 prohibits any abortion provider from performing an abortion on minors or an incompetent adult female without giving 48 hours’ written notice, in person or by certified mail, to a parent or guardian unless a medical emergency exists. This bill also establishes a procedure for waiver of the notice in certain circumstances. Click here to go to a page on this website that explains the parental notification bill for our patients.

To read a January 3, 2012 Nashua Telegraph article about this law, please click here (will open in a new window).

To read the bill as written, please click here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0329.html

For information about how you are being represented here in NH, NH Governor John Lynch (D) Votes Pro-Choice. Click here: http://www.governor.nh.gov/

To find out who is your NH legislator and their voting record, click here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/housemembers.html

NH Members of the House of Representatives:

District 1: Frank Guinta, (R) Votes Anti-Choice. Click here: http://guinta.house.gov/
District 2 : Charlie Bass, (R) Votes Mixed Pro/Anti Choice. Click here: http://bass.house.gov/

NH Members of the Senate:

Kelly Ayotte (R) Votes Anti-Choice. Click here: http://ayotte.senate.gov/
Jeanne Shaheen (D) Votes Pro-Choice. Click here: http://shaheen.senate.gov/

Don't Be Deceived!

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), also known as pregnancy resource centers, are agencies established to counsel women against having abortions. These anti-choice “crisis pregnancy centers” deceive women every day. New Hampshire is home to 26 crisis centers in communities like Keene, Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, and Dover. None of the CPC’s in NH are actually licensed medical facilities. They spread misinformation about abortion and birth control. CPCs never provide abortion care or referrals for abortion, even if the woman asks for this information.

The Concord Feminist Health Center believes that women who face an unintended pregnancy and want the facts about all their options should not be subjected to lies, pressure, and lectures from anti-choice volunteers. Get the true facts! We trust women to make the right decision for themselves and their families.