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CORNERSTONE: Right To Try Expansion Passes and Fails

June 7, 2026 Cornerstone Action

HB 1735: A Setback for Right to Try in New Hampshire After several weeks of negotiations and efforts to rescue HB 1735 — championed from the start by prime sponsor Rep. Brian Cole — the Senate brought the bill to a final vote on Thursday, June 4 and passed it with an amendment that rendered it essentially … Read more

Cornerstone Action: Statement on Judge Dan Will’s Confirmation to the NH Supreme Court

February 11, 2026 Cornerstone Action

The Executive Council today voted 4-1 to confirm Judge Dan Will to the NH Supreme Court for the rest of his career. Despite thousands of emails from Granite Staters demanding an originalist nominee, Councilor Dave Wheeler – a stalwart conservative – was the only member of the Council to vote against Will’s confirmation. The Council … Read more

We Have a Last Chance to Stop State-Sanctioned Suicide in the House

March 24, 2024 Op-Ed

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.

Aggressive Climate Justice Lobbyist Harasses and Obstructs Parental Rights Activist

June 17, 2023 Beth Scaer

On the morning of May 16, I was at the New Hampshire State House handing out flyers to state reps urging them to vote for SB272, the parental rights bill, on behalf of Cornerstone. There were people crowding the hallway that morning, and the majority were there to lobby against the parental rights bills.

Responding to Karen Testerman’s False Claims

March 28, 2023 Steve MacDonald

You may have seen Karen Testerman publicly circulating false claims about HB 396 and the recent actions of her husband, Rep. Dave Testerman. It’s important that you know the truth.

Fight for Everyone’s Right to Stand, Kneel, Pray, and Speak on the Public Sidewalk

February 7, 2022 Beth Scaer

On June 10, 2014, NH Governor Maggie Hassan, now a US Senator, signed an unconstitutional buffer zone bill into law that allows an abortion business to designate up to 25 feet of the public sidewalk and street as a no-free-speech zone where even silent prayer is banned.

Action Alert: Six Republican Reps Conspire to Make Abortion Legal Until Birth in NH

January 17, 2022 Beth Scaer

Cornerstone Action sent out an action alert this weekend about HB1609, a Republican-sponsored bill that would return New Hampshire to being a state that allows abortion up until the moment of birth for any reason.

A Sad Day of Setbacks in NH Senate on Civil Liberties

December 16, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The Senate Judiciary Committee met in an executive session Tuesday to consider the Cornerstone-supported HB 440; to our disappointment, the Committee did not deliver the decision we had hoped for.

Cornerstone: Pro-Abortion Republicans in NH Are Leading the Push for Late-Term Abortion

December 9, 2021 Steve MacDonald

On Wednesday of last week, Governor Sununu reiterated his willingness to strip the modest ultrasound requirement from the Fetal Life Protection Act—New Hampshire’s only prohibition on late-term abortion.

Cornerstone: The Real Battle for the Unborn

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Steve MacDonald

As a mother and the Executive Director of Cornerstone, I have been amazed at the accusations being leveled against the Governor, lawmakers, and pro-life groups in the wake of the recently-passed and modest anti-abortion law known as the Fetal Life Protection Act.

Let’s Try Again – GrokInterview with Cornerstone’s Ian Huyett: Lawsuit over Exeter School District’s Speech Coercion Policy JBAB

November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 Skip

I don’t know what’s gong on with GabTV but I keep getting complaints that the videos we are putting up are not behaving well: “stuttering,” video starts and then stops for good, the video stops but the audio keeps playing, and other scenarios in between.

Cornerstone’s Ian Huyett on the Lawsuit against the Exeter School District Policy –

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 Skip

It seems that the NH School Board Association (“NHSBA”) Policy JBAB is now getting the attention of people who value the First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion (“free expression”) over the social mob’s outlook.

Life with Liz – I will be co-hosting the show with Liz Gabert

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Skip

I haven’t sat behind a mic in quite some time so this ought to be fun! Normally I call in twice a month on Mondays but tomorrow I’ll be on for the show starting at 11 am. We just planned out my time with Liz and this is what we came up with (in no particular order):

The Abortion Industry Isn’t Telling the Truth. It’s Time for Oversight.

July 7, 2021 Op-Ed

I have been involved in pro-life advocacy in New Hampshire for over 20 years. Last week, we experienced a victory unlike any we’ve seen before.

UNH Students for Life Comes Through

August 21, 2020 Beth Scaer

Cornerstone Action sent out an appeal for people to testify against HB 685. It was amended to change a bill covering ambulance services to one that required all health insurance policies that provide maternity benefits to also provide coverage for abortion.

N.H.’s Abortion Lobby Lying Their Butts Off About SB 486

February 23, 2020 Ed Mosca

Cornerstone Action has a post on its blog about SB 486: Essentially, SB 486 would force people to choose between (a) purchasing insurance coverage for abortions and (b) not carrying health insurance because it would MANDATE that health insurance policies cover abortions. Cornerstone’s post covers the myriad problems with SB 486: SB 486-FN and it … Read more

Take Action to Protect Human Life

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Beth Scaer

Please take action to protect human life in New Hampshire by contacting your legislators about the following legislative items. Contact your Representatives CACR 14, Abortion in the New Hampshire Constitution The full House is meeting this week, and is expected to vote on putting abortion into the New Hampshire Constitution. Contact your representatives and ask … Read more

Cornerstone: Keep Abortion Out of State Constitution!

January 18, 2020 Ellen Kolb

From Cornerstone Action’s legislative update, 1/18/20: a proposed “reproductive medical decisions” amendment to the New Hampshire constitution, CACR 14, will have a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, January 22, at 1 p.m. in room 208 of the Legislative Office Building in Concord. This proposed constitutional amendment is a clear and direct attempt to make abortion a protected right under the New Hampshire constitution – a “right” that would remain intact even if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned.

Cornerstone on Budget Deal: Good News and Bad News For Abortion Funding

September 27, 2019 Op-Ed

New Hampshire’s compromise budget contains good news and bad news for those defending the right to life and conscience rights. Cornerstone applauds the decision to block direct funding of abortion, and at the same time denounces the increase in funding to abortion providers masked as “family planning dollars.” Here’s the good news. Pro-life senators and … Read more

Who’s Influencing State Supreme Court Nomination?

July 8, 2019 Ellen Kolb

What follows is cross-posted from a Cornerstone alert sent out today, with fair warning about Executive Councilor(s) trying to inject abortion into the nomination of Gordon MacDonald to the state Supreme Court, and with due acknowledgment that I’m a Cornerstone consultant. Governor Sununu has nominated Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to be Chief Justice of the New Hampshire … Read more