It was recently reported that Governor Lynch would sign a bill repealing the State’s parental notification law because "The current law fails to protect the health and safety of all women." Lynch claims he supports parental notification, just not the current parental notification law. But Lynch has never offered an alternative law to the current law. Given the issue has been around since before Lynch became Governor, it is fair to say that Lynch is not really interested in parental notification; he merely is interested in appearing to support parental notification. Not surprisingly, the New Hampshire Republican Party has not been saying that the Governor is being disingenuous.
One reason is that most New Hampshire Republicans are afraid of Lynch. Recall that State Senate heavyweights Ted Gatsas and Bob Clegg stabbed gubernatorial candidate Jim Coburn in the back this past election.
A sadder reason is that many members of the New Hampshire Republican Party are extremists on abortion. Perhaps the best example is the shrill Liz Hager, who at times gives the impression that she believes that abortion should be a mandatory right of passage for all women. The thing about Hager and her ilk is that abortion is not their only apostasy from conservative principles. They also want higher taxes, higher spending and more governmental control of our lives. Indeed, the only "choice" they favor is the "choice" to have an abortion, which as far as the unborn baby is concerned, is not much of a choice.
