Help Protect Pregnancy Resource Centers in the Granite State
HB 1416, introduced by Rep. Sam Farrington, safeguards pregnancy resource centers by ensuring they can operate according to their mission without fear of government overreach. Under current law, these centers sometimes face regulations that could require them to provide or refer for services that conflict with their values or mission. HB 1416 would prohibit the state and municipalities from mandating that pregnancy resource centers perform abortions, provide contraception, or refer clients for such services.
Pregnancy resource centers serve individuals with compassion and support during challenging circumstances, offering education and material assistance. Allowing government entities to impose requirements that contradict those principles undermines their ability to serve their communities effectively and could deter them from offering the help that so many need.
New Hampshire has a strong tradition of valuing the ability of faith-based and community organizations to serve without unnecessary interference. By protecting pregnancy resource centers from regulations that could force them to act against their convictions, this legislation supports the meaningful work these centers do across the state.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
⏰ HB 1416 has been scheduled for a public hearing Wednesday, February 25, at 10:00am, in the House Judiciary Committee, Granite Place, room 233.
✅ Register your support of HB 1416 by signing in. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to sign in.
✍️ Submit written testimony. You can do this when you sign in. Simply hit “choose file” under step number four to upload a document with your testimony, or type your testimony into the provided box.
📩 If you are having trouble submitting testimony, you can contact the full Judiciary Committee here.
📍 Attend the hearing and testify in person. The hearing will be in the temporary Legislative Office Building at Granite Place, 1 Granite Place, Concord, NH 03301, room 230. Instructions on how to testify can be found here.
Support Homeschool Freedom in the Granite State
Rep. Kristin Noble’s HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act, is one of the strongest pro-liberty home education reforms introduced in our state. This legislation ends burdensome state requirements like mandatory notice, portfolios, and end-of-year evaluations for homeschooling families. Instead, it ensures that New Hampshire treats homeschool education with respect and trust, giving parents the authority and flexibility to educate their children in the way that works best for their family.
Under current law, families must provide notice of intent to educate at home, maintain portfolios, and complete annual evaluations — requirements that can feel intrusive and unnecessary to many parents. This bill would make those elements optional rather than mandated by the state, allowing parents to keep records for their own purposes without government oversight. The bill also creates protections so that choosing to homeschool can’t be used as evidence of educational neglect. These reforms affirm that parents, not bureaucrats, should be the ones directing their children’s education.
HB 1268 reinforces parental rights by prohibiting school officials or boards from creating policies that govern homeschoolers, and by safeguarding the privacy and autonomy of homeschool families. The bill clarifies that no new powers will be given to the Department of Education to certify graduation or impose additional regulations. It even includes protections for families choosing to teach children with special needs and ensures that homeschooling is not misused as a negative factor in truancy or child welfare cases.
You can find detailed information regarding the bill here.
Note: We expect the committee to adopt an amendment that will make the bill contain even stronger protections for homeschooling families.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
📚 We urge you to voice your support for HB 1268 and help advance real educational freedom in New Hampshire.
📝 HB 1268 will now have an executive session. During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate).
✅ Please contact the House Education Policy and Administration and urge them to vote OTP (Ought to Pass) on HB 1268.
📩 You can email the full committee here.
Ask the Senate to Support State Recognition of Biological Sex
The month, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 552 a critical, straightforward bill that clarifies the state’s permission to classify biological sexes in public areas such as athletic competitions, prisons, restrooms, and places of intimate privacy.
Across the state in Interlakes, Milford, and New Ipswich, biological males identifying as females have abused unrestricted access to female locker rooms, resulting in normalized harassment. Because there is no law explicitly giving permission to the state to separate biological sexes, the state Department of Justice claims that NH is prohibited from doing so at all.
SB 552 will address this issue and clarify that public entities are not forbidden from differentiating between the biological sexes. The bill resolves serious safety concerns arising from the use of self-declared gender identity by allowing the separation of shared private spaces.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
🙌 SB 552 came out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with an OTP (Ought to Pass) recommendation, on a vote of 3-2 along party lines.
🗓️ SB 552 will now go before the Senate for a full vote Thursday, March 5.
✅ Please contact your Senator and urge them to vote YES on the motion of OTP on SB 552.
Christian Counseling Group Opens in New Hampshire
Shoreline Counseling Group is a clinical mental health practice serving individuals and families across the state of New Hampshire through telehealth and in-person care at our offices in Portsmouth and Dover. Our team currently includes 23 clinicians, allowing us to maintain real availability for those seeking care.
Our heart is to be a trusted partner to churches who want a safe, professional, and compassionate place to refer members of their congregation for mental health support. We understand the pastoral weight of that trust, and we steward it with great care.
At Shoreline, we treat the whole person—attending to emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual dimensions of life. We approach our work with humility, kindness, and deep respect for the vulnerability clients bring into the counseling space.
All of our therapists share a robust Christian faith that shapes how we understand the human person and the work of healing. At the same time, we serve clients from all backgrounds and beliefs. Faith is integrated into counseling only when invited by the client and always in a way that honors their convictions. In short: we work with anyone in any situation, while our internal identity remains deeply rooted in Christ.
We accept a wide range of insurance plans, and our size allows us to respond quickly when individuals or families are in need of care.
Learn more here.