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Planned Parenthood Marks Upcoming First Anniversary of Overturning of Roe v. Wade

For Immediate Release: June 22, 2023


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

PLANNED PARENTHOOD NEW HAMPSHIRE ACTION FUND

CONCORD, NH – As the nation prepares to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which ended nearly 50 years of our constitutional right to legal abortion, Kayla Montgomery, Vice President for Public Affairs at Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund, released the following statement: 

“In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Granite Staters have resolutely expressed outrage and urged their elected officials to protect abortion rights. Despite some legislative progress, New Hampshire remains the only state in New England without proactive protections for abortion rights in our state law or constitution.  

The fact is, the majority of the state Senate thwarted bipartisan legislation to add abortion rights to state law and Governor Chris Sununu has refused to take a single action to protect reproductive freedom – even as a Texas judge threatens access to medication abortion nationwide, including in New Hampshire.  

Overturning Roe v. Wade was just the beginning. In the last 12 months, 20 states have banned or eliminated all or some access to abortion. Multiple court cases across the country could jeopardize access to abortion in New Hampshire. And Republican presidential candidates are visiting the First in the Nation state promising to sign a federal abortion ban if elected.  

We know anti-abortion advocates and politicians will stop at nothing to dismantle bodily autonomy nationwide. Sitting on the sidelines at this crisis moment is simply inexcusable. Planned Parenthood is proud to join the overwhelming majority of New Hampshire voters who demand action from lawmakers and will hold elected officials accountable at the ballot box if they fail to protect our rights and freedoms.” 

BACKGROUND: 

Polling: 

  • A recently released survey from Breakthrough Campaigns conducted on behalf of Amplify NH shows that a supermajority of Granite Staters - 87% - support reproductive freedom and 64% of Granite Staters expect state elected officials to protect or expand abortion access in New Hampshire. Just 11% of Granite Staters want more abortion restrictions in the state. 

  • In a new 50-state survey, PRRI found most Americans oppose abortion ban policies; 69% of Granite Staters believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. 

  • August 2022 polling by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center shows that support for abortion rights in New Hampshire is at a historic high and nearly 6 in 10 voters disapproved of the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. 

  • Polling released in July, 2021 from the UNH Survey Center shows that New Hampshire’s newly-enacted abortion ban is deeply unpopular, with only one-third of Granite Staters in support of it. Nearly half of independent Granite Staters oppose this ban, as do 27 percent of Republicans. 

  • The truth is, most Granite Staters and most Americans support access to safe, legal abortion. If someone has decided to have an abortion, more than 8 in 10 respondents want the experience to be supportive and nonjudgmental, without added burdens or protesters, affordable and safe.  

The New Hampshire Landscape: 

  • Without Roe, abortion is still safe and legal in New Hampshire until 24 weeks - for now. A bill to ban abortion would have to pass to further dismantle access to abortion.  

  • The restrictions on abortion in New Hampshire are clear: access to abortion at or after 24 weeks is banned, with no exceptions for rape or incest and doctors face criminalization.  

  • NH RSA 329:49 says “Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion.” 

  • New Hampshire is the only state in New England without proactive protections for abortion rights in state statutes or our state constitution. 

  • In 2023, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed the Access to Abortion-care Act (HB 88), 199-185. Unfortunately, that legislation to add abortion rights to state law was rejected on party lines in the New Hampshire Senate in April.  

Testimony in support of HB 88: 

Letters in support of the Access to Abortion-care Act: 

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Planned Parenthood New Hampshire Action Fund (PPNHAF) is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in New Hampshire. The Action Fund engages in educational and electoral activity, including voter education, grassroots organizing, and legislative advocacy.  

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