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Committee hears emotional and divisive testimony on bill to criminalize nonconsensual medication abortion
Summary
Supporters of HB 13 33 framed it as protecting pregnant people from forced medication; dozens of medical experts, reproductive‑health organizations and civil‑liberties advocates urged the committee to study or reject the bill, citing existing assault statutes, medical practice concerns and risks of 'personhood' language.
CONCORD, N.H. — A packed Judiciary Committee hearing on HB 13 33 drew sharp and emotional testimony on both sides of a bill that would create new criminal offenses for nonconsensual administration of medication intended to end a pregnancy.
Sponsor Representative Cyril Arce framed HB 13 33 as a criminal‑law response to the ‘‘slipping’’ of drugs into a pregnant person’s drink or otherwise administering medication that ends a pregnancy without consent. Arce said the bill would protect women and preserve bodily…
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