On Thursday, February 17, the full New Hampshire House earned the tragic distinction of becoming the only Republican-led legislative body in America since Roe v. Wade to vote in favor of authorizing unlimited abortion up to birth. This afternoon, the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of yet […]
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Yesterday, the GOP-led New Hampshire House voted 179-174 in favor of House Bill 1609. The House rejected an amendment proposed by the House HHS Committee—which Cornerstone supported—and instead passed the bill in its original form.
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This week the House meets in full session on Wednesday and Thursday, February 16 -17. Among the bills they will likely vote on is HB 1609, relative to the scope of the fetal life protection act. Cornerstone now strongly supports this bill. As originally written, prior to the adoption of the
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This past week the NH Senate Republicans defeated an attempt to repeal New Hampshire’s new pro-life law by voting to adopt an amendment to SB 399 which transformed the bill from an outright repeal of the Fetal Life Protection act into a clarification of the law’s ultrasound requirement. The strong showing of support
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In its first session of the year, the NH State Senate voted to restore the core structure of HB 440, the Civil Liberties Defense Act. After the bill had most of its legal substance stripped out, strong support for a restorative floor amendment by every Republican Senator helped ensure
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Human life is a messy business. As we celebrate Christmas this year, we think again about how God chose to engage in that messiness on a very human level. In the midst of a world marked by powerful kings, God humbly delivered the King of Kings to us as a vulnerable baby, born in the filth of an animal stable. The Nativity, the picture of God’s son as a newborn child lying in a humble manger, is a powerful illustration of Jesus’ life and ministry.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met in an executive session yesterday and considered two Cornerstone-supported bills, delivering disappointing setbacks to both pieces of legislation. Read our analysis below on what happened, and learn what you can do now to help restore these important human rights bills.
A Sad Day of Setbacks in NH Senate on Civil Liberties, Life Read More »
On September 28, at an executive session of the House Judiciary Committee, two Republican members of the Committee—Rep. Ned Gordon (Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Grafton) and Rep. Joe Alexander (Goffstown)—advanced an underhanded plan to destroy the Fetal Life Protection Act, New Hampshire’s only protection for late-term preborn children. Taking
The GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee Just Voted to Return to Abortion Up to Birth Read More »
HB 625-FN, The Fetal Life Protection Act STATUS: The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote on HB 625 as early as this Monday, May 3. Act now and ask the committee to vote for life! WHAT YOU CAN DO: Please contact the Senate Judiciary committee and ask them to vote in favor
Testimony submitted to House Judiciary Committee by Shannon McGinley, Executive Director, Cornerstone Action Cornerstone Action supports HB 1675-FN, which would protect infants who survive attempted abortion. We fear an important point was lost at the House committee hearing on the bill: the legislation is about a situation arising after
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