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Senate hearing on SB 260: sponsors seek statutory protection of abortion access up to 24 weeks
Summary
Sen. Deborah Ochsler introduced SB 260 to codify an affirmative state law protecting the right to terminate a pregnancy before 24 weeks. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood, ACLU and reproductive‑rights groups, urged passage as a clear statutory guarantee after Roe’s overturn; opponents from pro‑life groups urged rejection. Committee members
Senate Bill 260 prompted a lengthy hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee when Sen. Deborah Ochsler introduced legislation that would affirm in statute that, prior to 24 weeks’ gestation, “the right to terminate a pregnancy shall not be infringed upon in New Hampshire.”
Ochsler framed the bill as grounding reproductive‑health protections in state law after federal protections were reduced. “This bill affirms that prior to 24 weeks gestation, the right to terminate a pregnancy shall not be infringed upon in New Hampshire,” she said, adding the measure “recognizes three important facts” about reproductive‑health access and state precedent.
Supporters described SB 260 as a clarity measure that would put New Hampshire in line with its New England…
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