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Heated hearing on bill to shield pregnancy resource centers draws dozens of witnesses
Summary
Supporters urged the committee to pass HB1416 to protect pregnancy resource centers from government action; opponents including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood warned the bill would create special legal carve‑outs and could impede oversight of medical and consumer protections.
The Senate Judiciary Committee spent extensive time on HB1416, a bill that would bar state agencies and municipalities from compelling pregnancy resource centers to promote or refer for abortion and would restrict certain regulatory or policy actions targeting those centers.
Supporters — including the bill sponsor, numerous faith‑based and volunteer-run centers, and representatives of organizations such as the Roman Catholic Diocese and New Hampshire Right to Life — portrayed the centers as charitable, donor‑funded providers of free material assistance (diapers, clothing, formula), counseling and, in some medical centers, pregnancy testing…
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