Cornerstone Blog
At Cornerstone, our heart is to educate and speak out on critical issues impacting the lives of families in the Granite State. Here’s the latest Cornerstone commentary. We hope you’ll take a few minutes and read what we have to say.
NH House Republican Leadership Are Ushering in Unlimited Abortion
On April 13, the NH House Judiciary Committee will hear Senate Bill 399. Although this bill was introduced to repeal the Fetal Life Protection Act—New Hampshire’s only protection for the late-term pre-born—it was then amended by the NH Senate into a form that Cornerstone supports. However, as most pro-life
Victory! Gov. Sununu Signs Civil Liberties Defense Act into Law
Yesterday, Governor Sununu signed HB 440, Rep. Jim Kofalt’s Civil Liberties Defense Act or CLDA, into law. New Hampshire now has a fundamental emergency powers reform in place that will assure our constitutional rights remain secure in declared states of emergency. We applaud Governor Sununu for recognizing the need
Legislative Update 04/04/22
Ask Governor Sununu to Sign the Civil Liberties Defense Act into LawEarlier this month the NH House of Representatives voted to pass HB 440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act. This critical bill is now headed to the Governor’s desk, and he is expected to take action on it within a
Legislative Update 03/28/22
HB 1673, Relative to the Scope of the Fetal Life Protection Act STATUS: Last week, the NH House of Representatives voted in full session on HB 1673, a bill designed to totally gut the Fetal Life Protection Act. This attempt to destroy NH’s only protection for the preborn was narrowly
HB 1673—A Bill to Destroy the Six-Month Abortion Ban—Heroically Defeated and Amended in the House
HB 1673 was the fourth bill to come up for a vote this session which would have repealed or completely destroyed New Hampshire’s first protections for the preborn in decades. In an impressive series of actions last week, the House fended off the bill aimed at the heart of
HB 1625—Restoring Free Speech Outside Abortion Clinics—Bravely Passed by the House
For years, New Hampshire’s “buffer zone” law has allowed private abortion clinics to ban sidewalk counseling and protesting on the public sidewalks outside their facilities. This law is a naked violation of the First Amendment. However, as abortion clinics have never actually enforced the law, it cannot be challenged
House Narrowly Fails to Recognize Biological Sex
HB 1180—State Recognition of Biological Sex—Defeated by Only 8 Votes Last week the House, including many Republicans, voted to table HB 1180, a move that could prove disastrous for women in New Hampshire by removing the state’s ability to make any determinations based on biological sex. New Hampshire currently
Legislative Update 03/21/22
HB 1609—Relative to the Scope of the Fetal Life Protection Act WHEN: The House Finance Committee will vote on HB 1609 on Wednesday, March 23. CORNERSTONE POSITION: Cornerstone OPPOSES this bill. WHY: Last year Governor Sununu signed into law HB 2, the state budget, which included the Fetal Life Protection Act. By allowing
Full Analysis: Two Victories and a Narrow Defeat in NH House Session
The New Hampshire House met this week and oversaw two victories and one narrow defeat on Cornerstone-priority bills. This week’s developments should be emboldening—but also a reminder of the urgent work that remains to be done. We give thanks to God for these hard-fought victories—and pray urgently for His
Legislative Update 03/14/22: Important Bills Before the House this Week
HB 1673, relative to women’s privacy and repealing the fetal health protection act WHEN: HB 1673 will be voted on in the full NH House as early as Tuesday, March 15. CORNERSTONE POSITION: Cornerstone OPPOSES this bill. WHY: Last month the House Judiciary Committee amended HB 1673 to create a bill which completely guts
NH House Committee Okays Incarceration Based Solely on “Gender Identity”
A promising bill faced a dramatic reversal in committee this week. Cornerstone has strongly supported the original text of HB 1180 – “state recognition of biological sex” – a modest bill introduced by Rep. Linda Gould that clarifies New Hampshire state identification laws to say that schools, prisons, and
Legislative Update 03/07/22: Pro Life Community, Why is this Being Allowed to Happen?
You voted for Republicans to protect life—but the NH House GOP leadership continues to allow the GOP-led Judiciary Committee to churn out extreme pro-abortion legislation. You can help. Ask House leadership to explain why GOP leadership continues to help pro-abortion Republicans advance late-term abortion by keeping them on the Judiciary Committee. For more commentary
