Act Now: ask your reps to vote YES on the reconsideration motion and vote NO on the Ought to Pass (OTP) motion for HB 1283.
Shockingly, this past Thursday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives, including many or the Republicans, ignored the concerns of the disabled community, veterans, and concerned New Hampshire citizens of all ages and cast its vote to legalize state-sanctioned suicide. Surprisingly, many representatives were not even present to vote. You can see the full roll call here: 33 Democrats voted against state-sanctioned suicide, 39 Republicans voted in favor.
HB 1283, relative to end of life options passed by the closest of margins in the NH House, 179-177, after lengthy debate. However, we are grateful to report there has been a request for a reconsideration vote, and so the bill will be going back to the full House again this coming Thursday, March 28 with the potential for a revote.
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First, the House will vote on whether to reconsider. If the vote for reconsideration is successful, then the bill will again be voted on. If the reconsideration motion fails, the previously passed bill would move directly to the Senate.
The reconsideration vote is a true gift and our last chance to kill the bill in the House before it goes any further. Through the combined efforts of so many, we are so close to success. With one last push we can defeat this bill before it gets any closer to becoming law in New Hampshire.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
We urge you to contact your representatives to be present at the House session on Thursday, March 28 and to vote YES on the reconsideration vote and then NO on HB 1238 should the reconsideration motion pass.
Contact Your Representative
Rally on Thursday
There will be a rally in the Statehouse at 7:20 AM on Thursday, March 28, prior to the vote. Please attend if you are able. We especially encourage young people to be there to highlight the harmfulness of a bill that undermines the suicide prevention efforts that are so needed for young New Hampshire citizens. For more information on the bill, its risks, and the vital reasons why it must be killed, check out @nhcornerstone on X/Twitter. Please retweet Cornerstone media to spread critical awareness to kill this bill.
Signs will be provided but feel free to bring your own. Just remember, no signs with wooden or metal posts or frames are allowed in the State House. You can find more information about the rally here.
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