Last year, Cornerstone led the charge on New Hampshire’s Right to Try law, protecting access to cutting-edge treatments for the terminally ill. Now we are proud to endorse HB 1735, which represents a generational opportunity to make New Hampshire the premier destination in America for cutting-edge innovation, promote medical freedom, and serve patients in need.
From Christ’s own ministry — restoring sight to the blind, movement to the lame, and wholeness to the broken — to the founding of the first hospitals, Christians have never accepted suffering as something to passively endure. We are called to act — and HB 1735 gives New Hampshire the chance to do exactly that.
Life-changing emerging therapies are being created here right now. But we’re losing ground. Montana and Florida have already built more competitive frameworks. One provider that creates bone grafts for people with injuries or physical deformities manufactures its products in Manchester but can only sell them in Florida. New Hampshire has everything we need to be the best — we just need the law to match the opportunity.
The FDA has no viable pathway for commercializing individualized gene therapies. State right-to-try frameworks fill that gap. This will not be the “Wild West.” Patients are still protected by DHHS regulation, malpractice liability, and professional licensing.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
📋 HB 1735 passed the full House 181–151 and is now before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The hearing has concluded — a committee vote is expected imminently.
📞 Whether this bill advances depends heavily on the Senate HHS Committee. Below is a list of the committee members and their contact information. We urge you to call them and ask them to vote OTP (ought to pass) on HB 1735.
🗣️ Suggested script: “Hi, I’m a constituent calling to ask Senator [Name] to please vote yes on HB 1735. This bill will expand access to life-saving experimental treatments and keep New Hampshire’s most innovative companies from going overseas. Thank you.”
📩 Additionally, you can email the Senators on the HHS Committee here.
✅ Ask them to vote YES on HB 1735 to expand access to life-saving experimental treatments.
📖 Read remarks from Cornerstone’s Ian Huyett on why Christians should support “right to try”.
