Act now: contact your representative to vote NO on HB 1283.
HB 1283, relative to end of life options, would provide the mechanism for state-sanctioned suicide, initially focusing on those facing an illness which a physician has predicted would be terminal within 6 months.
HB 1283 had an executive session Wednesday, March 6th, during which the bill was amended and given an OTP (ought to pass) recommendation. Let us be clear; state-sanctioned suicide is unacceptable and deeply harmful in any form.
State-sanctioned suicide will now be going to the full House for a vote, likely on Thursday, March 21.
What if grandma obtains lethal drugs, but decides she doesn’t want to end her life? This two minute exchange during this week’s House Judiciary meeting makes it abundantly clear – the option to die could become an obligation to die, making grandma vulnerable to coercion. Supporters of 1283 admit this is true. They just aren’t worried about it. There’s no choice or true compassion in their position. Show your opposition to HB 1283 by sharing this video on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
We ask you to contact your representative and urge them to vote NO on state-sanctioned suicide.
Assisted suicide should never be a course of action the state should support. Caring, not killing, is the right approach when we’re faced with a physician’s prognosis or any distressing life situation.
Act now: contact the HHS committee to support HB 1607.
New Hampshire’s “Safe Haven Law,” sometimes called the “baby drop-off law,” is a critical protection that has already saved the lives of unwanted newborns. Yet the current law faces grave threats, endangering the infants who rely on these “safe havens” to protect them from starvation, exposure, abuse, or even violent death.
HB 1607, relative to expanded safe haven protections, is a bipartisan bill that will address these threats and expand the current law in the following ways:
- Expand the age range of drop off from 7 days to 61 days.
- Provide an exclusionary rule to prevent mothers from being prosecuted for crimes discovered as a result of their abandonment of a baby under 61 days. This section would rectify the current use of a vulnerable baby for “bait” to catch a mother’s unrelated crimes and encourage, rather than discourage, use of this surrender mechanism.
- Provide an opportunity for safe and regulated baby boxes.
To learn more about this crucial legislation, read our blog, and help us advocate for life by sharing it on social media.
HB 1607 will have a continued executive session in the House Health and Human Services Committee Wednesday, March 20th, at 9:30am in the Legislative Office Building, room 203.
There is movement in the committee to remove the exclusionary rule, further enabling law enforcement to “catch” mothers in distress for possible criminal charges. We must emphasize that the exclusionary rule will save lives. Mothers have turned away from making use of the safe haven law out of fear of prosecution, leading to an increase in illegal abandonment and chances for infant death through malnourishment, exposure, or overdose.
Watch the 90 second clip below as Cornerstone Executive Director Shannon McGinley explains the exclusionary rule and the vital role it serves in the bill. Please help our efforts to advocate for this change to our safe haven law by sharing this post on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Please note during an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session.
We urge you to contact the House HHS Committee to register your support of the bill, asking the committee for an OTP vote, and to keep the important exclusionary rule in the bill. You can find the Committee members’ contact info here.
Act Now: ask the committee to vote OTP on SB 304 and SB 562.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold two upcoming executive sessions: Tuesday, March 12, at 1:00pm and Thursday, March 14, as early as 9:30am.
Two important bills could be voted on at either of these sessions: SB 304 and SB 562.
SB 304: clarifying a cause of action for medical injuries resulting from the administration or prescription of gender transition surgery, cross-sex hormones, or puberty-blocking drugs and providing protections for individuals who receive medical detransitioning.
This important piece of legislation will add clarity around the statute of limitations for medical malpractice suits involving detransitioners, and allow for greater straightforward opportunities for detransitioners to file lawsuits against the doctors who harmed and mutilated them.
SB 562: relative to state recognition of biological sex.
SB 562 will preserve the state’s ability to differentiate between biological sexes in areas such as athletic competitions, prisons, restrooms, and locker rooms, and will directly address the immediate issue of already known instances of biological males not only using female-dedicated facilities, but using their access to deliberately compromise the privacy and dignity of biological girls.
TAKE ACTION:
We urge you to please contact the committee and ask them to vote OTP on both SB 304 and SB 562.
