This past week, the House and Senate voted to adopt the committee of conference version of HB 701, a right-to-try expansion that would make New Hampshire one of the best states in the country for access to next-generation treatments for terminally-ill patients.
Although the federal government and most states have “right-to-try” laws, these laws have turned out to be so weak that virtually no patient has ever been able to use them. New Hampshire will now lead the way with several vital and cutting-edge improvements to our existence law, including a limitation on civil liability, approval for remote prescreening and signing of consent forms, and the right of a provider or patient to seek injunctive relief against a state regulatory or law enforcement authority that is obstructing their treatment.
Rep. Lisa Mazur’s right-to-try expansion, named after former state representatives and bill champions John Lewicke and Michael Yakubovich, has the potential to make the Granite State a national leader in biotechnology. To learn more, see our full page of resources on the bill here.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
The bill will now move to the Governor’s desk to await her signature.
We urge you to contact Gov. Ayotte and ask her to sign the bill into law to make New Hampshire one of the best jurisdictions in America for access to experimental treatments for the terminally ill.
Committee Restrained Abortion Statistics Amendment to HB 712
Committee Restrained Abortion Statistics Amendment to HB 712
Thanks to state representatives Steven Kesselring and Jim Kofalt, New Hampshire narrowly avoided passing a bill written by Planned Parenthood lobbyists to give special favors and powers to the abortion industry.
HB 712, a good bill which will prohibit breast surgery for minors, was recently amended—with a last minute change on the floor—to include text copied from SB 36, a pro-abortion bill which we previously opposed, and successfully stopped in House HHS.
Openly dictated word-for-word by Planned Parenthood lobbyists Liz Canda and Kayla Montomgery, SB 36 would have allowed the abortion industry to fabricate completely false abortion statistics and publish them in official DHHS reports. When HB 712 came to the committee of conference, this added text would have given New Hampshire the most biased, pro-abortion reporting statute in the country. Full of bizarre loopholes and lacking any genuine enforcement mechanism whatsoever, it would have directed the state DHHS to endorse and publish any fake narrative the abortion industry chose to create.
Thankfully, the committee of conference—led by Reps. Kesselring and Kofalt—reined in the dangerous abortion statistics language, amending it to include a viable enforcement mechanism, providing protection against false statistics driven by the abortion industry.
This past week, the House and Senate voted to adopt the committee of conference version of the bill, which included sound statistics language, as well as the original prohibition on breast surgeries for minors. The bill will now head to Gov. Ayotte’s desk.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Please thank Rep. Lisa Mazur for her courageous and unwavering work to pass this bill and protect girls’ bodies. With her work to pass this legislation, as well as her dedication to the right to try expansion, Rep. Mazur has proven herself to be a champion of the vulnerable: “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”
You can email Rep. Mazur at Lisa.Mazur@gc.nh.gov.
We also encourage you to thank Reps. Jim Kofalt and Steven Kesselring for their work in the committee of conference to ensure that this dangerous legislation was not passed into law.
You can email them at Jim.Kofalt@gc.nh.gov and Steven.Kesselring@gc.nh.gov.
Thank You Cornerstone Volunteers!
Throughout the legislative session, Cornerstone distributes detailed voting guides to the representatives and senators on critical voting days. These voting guides, called the Family Standard, provide legislators with our voting recommendations and vital information on bills relevant to Cornerstone’s focus areas.
Hand-delivering these documents straight to the legislators significantly increases their effectiveness and reach. Often bills pass or fail on a handful of votes; sometimes only a single vote makes the difference.
None of this would be possible without the assistance of our Family Standard volunteers. For anyone who has graciously volunteered their time at the State House this session: THANK YOU! We could not accomplish what we are able to without your support.
If you are interested in helping out in Concord in the future, please contact us at cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org
Join Us for Protest Today
Join pro-life Americans across the nation TODAY for a peaceful, prayerful march to protest the funding of Planned Parenthood.
⏰ When: Saturday, June 28, 10:00am-12:00pm
Where: Outside Planned Parenthood, 24 Pennacook St, Manchester, NH
