New Hampshire Defeats Amendment to Make Killing Babies in Abortions a Constitutional Right
The state of New Hampshire will not be the next to declare that killing babies in abortions is a right under the state Constitution. The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday against an attempt to enshrine abortion into the state Constitution.
The chamber rejected a proposal to include broad language for an amendment protecting “personal reproductive autonomy” which is code for abortion. Senators vote 14-9 against the measure, with Republicans defeating the radical amendment and Democrats voting for abortions without limits.
This is the second time in recent weeks that the state legislature defeated the extreme amendment, which would have allowed abortions up to birth. Last week, the state House killed a similar amendment proposal.
The Republican-led House earlier this month voted 193-184 in favor of a constitutional amendment to allow an unlimited abortion right, but that was short of the three-fifth needed to approve the measure.
New Hampshire does not allow citizen-led ballot initiatives, which means lawmakers must approve a ballot proposal with a 60% margin for any proposed changes to take place. If approved, voters must sign off on the changes to the constitution with a two-thirds majority.
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In the House, lawmakers said the bill would essentially allow unlimited abortions up to birth because language in it allowing “medically necessary” abortions would essentially allow anything to be defined as medically necessary – making it so all abortions up to birth would be allowed under the amendment.
“There simply is no threat to abortion rights in this state,” Rep. Robert Lynn, R-Windham, said.
Republican representatives contend the amendment was too vague, with the loosely defined “necessary” abortion giving doctors too much leeway.
“‘Necessary’ could allow an abortion to be performed right up until birth simply because the woman wanted one and a doctor felt it was necessary to honor that wish,” Rep. Katelyn Kuttab, R-Windham, said.
“Not only would it have legalized the abortion of healthy 8- and 9-month children, but it would have also potentially opened the door to forced abortion,” Jason Hennessey, of New Hampshire Right To Life, said.