Veto Override of HB 1679 - Partial Birth Abortion - Granite Grok

Veto Override of HB 1679 – Partial Birth Abortion

The NH Legislature has overridden the Governor’s veto of HB 1679 banning partial birth abortion in New Hampshire.  I will visit this at greater length when time permits, but for now here is a statement from Ellen Kolb at Cornerstone Policy Research following the veto override.

 

CONTACT: Ellen Kolb, Cornerstone VP of Government Affairs, 603-321-2703

The New Hampshire legislature’s override of Governor Lynch’s veto of HB 1679 marks a New Hampshire milestone. More than two-thirds of our lawmakers decided today that our state has no place for a gruesome abortion method that is dangerous to women, medically unnecessary, and akin to infanticide.  Whatever one thinks of Roe v. Wade, it remains  the law of the land. Our legislators accepted the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding that a law against partial-birth abortion still leaves other abortion methods available for women and their health-care providers who choose late-term abortion.

The federal ban on this abortion method was upheld in the Gonzalesdecision. Since the federal law only applies to a limited number of circumstances, this state-level law is essential.

Governor Lynch’s concerns were groundless, as the House and Senate recognized today.We look forward to the bill going into effect next January.


Ellen Kolb
Vice President of Government Affairs
Cornerstone Policy Research & Cornerstone Action
P.O. Box 4683, Manchester NH 03108
603-321-2703     www.nhcornerstone.org

Twitter: @nhcornerstone     Facebook: Cornerstone Policy Research


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