Commentary

What is the Civil Liberties Defense Act / HB 440?

September 27, 2021

During the COVID-19 state of emergency, Governor Sununu wielded some of the broadest emergency powers of any governor in the country... For example, Sununu could have used his emergency powers to suspend free speech, suspend the right to bear arms, or even suspend free elections. As long as the Governor’s actions were related to the declared emergency, any legal challenges to these actions could have been dismissed out-of-hand.…

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Sununu Wavering on 24-Week Abortion Ban

July 13, 2021

On June 25, Governor Sununu signed into law the state budget, HB 2 – which included the Fetal Life Protection Act. This historic legislation makes New Hampshire the first state in the country to go from allowing abortion up to birth to prohibiting late-term abortion.…

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Passage of the Budget Brings Long-Overdue Protections for the Preborn

June 24, 2021

Today, lawmakers came together to support HB 2, the state budget, by a vote of 192-181. Sections 37-40 of the budget enact the Fetal Life Protection Act, New Hampshire’s first ban on late-term abortion. At a time when other states are legalizing abortion up to birth, the Granite State has boldly gone in the opposite direction and rejected its longstanding and inhuman policy of pro-abortion absolutism.…

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New Hampshire Needs Our Prayers Now

June 17, 2021

We are in the final hours of negotiations on the state budget (HB 2). As you know, Cornerstone supports passage of the budget which contains landmark late-term abortion restriction language (Sections 37-40) as well as putting Hyde Amendment language in effect at the state level (Section 36). You can read more here.…

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