{"id":2116641,"date":"2023-12-05T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-republicans-introduce-15-day-abortion-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:02:03","slug":"new-hampshire-republicans-introduce-15-day-abortion-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-hampshire-republicans-introduce-15-day-abortion-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"NH Republicans propose 15-day abortion ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-hampshire-republicans-introduce-15-day-abortion-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding<\/h2>\n<p>Four Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire have proposed a bill that\u2062 would outlaw abortion at \u201c15 days\u201d prenatal age, according to\u200d a copy <a href=\"https:\/\/gencourt.state.nh.us\/bill_status\/legacy\/bs2016\/billText.aspx?id=1299&#038;txtFormat=html&#038;sy=2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of the bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>New Hampshire GOP legislators introduced the bill, which would ban abortion at \u201c15 days\u201d gestational age.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acog.org\/contact\/media-center\/abortion-language-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology<\/a>, prenatal age is \u200bdetermined \u2063from the first day of the woman\u2019s menstruation period, at 15 days gestational age, a fertilized egg has most likely \u2064not been implanted in the uterine wall. Implantation is the point when pregnancy begins.<\/p>\n<p>Although these conditions vary, doctors generally estimate that women ovulate two weeks after \u200cthe start of\u2063 their period,\u200d or \u200dat about 14 days \u2062gestational age, and fertilization occurs shortly \u2063after. Until an egg implants on the\u2062 uterine wall, which is believed to happen a week or more after fertilization, the fertilized egg\u2063 is nonviable.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Supreme Court overturned\u200d the constitutional right to an abortion in 2022, Republicans have been pursuing a number of restrictions on abortion. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, New Hampshire bans\u200b abortion after 24 weeks, except in situations of fatal fetal abnormalities or in \u200dparticular cases to preserve the \u2063life and health of the mother. The newly introduced bill keeps those same exceptions. <\/p>\n<p>Republican Governor of New \u200dHampshire, Chris Sununu, who signed \u2062the 24-week restriction into law, has declared himself as \u201cpro-choice\u201d and pledged to safeguard access to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>State Representative John Sellers, a Republican co-sponsor of the bill, said that he was not sure\u200d why the bill\u2019s signer \u200dhad aimed for 15 \u2062days,\u2063 but Sellers also emphasized that he would be \u201csupportive\u201d of any ban \u2064on abortion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI believe life begins at conception,\u201d Sellers\u2062 said, referring to fertilization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>State Democrats denounced the newly proposed bill.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn a state where\u2064 voters overwhelmingly believe that reproductive\u200c health decisions should be made solely between patient and medical provider, this legislation is absurd. Stopping this bill isn\u2019t enough; it must be completely renounced,\u201d said state Representative Alexis Simpson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NH Republicans have now filed legislation to ban abortion at 15 DAYS \u2013 \u2063one of the MOST EXTREME  bans proposed in \u2063the ENTIRE United States.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udce2<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHHouseDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHHouseDems<\/a> will not stay silent as \u200blong as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHGOP<\/a> attempts more restrictions on reproductive healthcare. \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHPolitics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NHPolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6oJSmMTqe\">https:\/\/t.co\/d6oJSmMTqe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C9dvNO7TtN\">pic.twitter.com\/C9dvNO7TtN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NH House Democrats\u200c (@NHHouseDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHHouseDems\/status\/1731774151558418865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u200d Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this \u200dpost!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Anti-Semitism is on rise, but the\u200b Biden Administration continues to push the narrative of Islamophobia, relying on The\u00a0Council\u2064 On American-Islamic Relations\u00a0(CAIR)\u00a0.\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of both sides after hearing oral arguments over the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Biden\u2019s re-election campaign continues to face growing pressure from the \u200cMuslim- American community. \u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>What was once a settlement \u2062for those stricken with Leprosy in Hawaii is now a refuge for the remaining former\u2063 patients. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group representing 83 Spanish media outlets has filed a $600 million lawsuit against Facebook owner\u2062 Meta Platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Verizon said it would offer streaming \u200bsubscriptions to\u2063 Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery-owned Max platforms\u200b as a bundle to\u2064 its customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Market capitalizations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"Whistleblower exposes \"Censorship Industrial Complex\">global mega-cap companies surged<\/a>, buoyed\u2063 by a decline in U.S. yields and growing anticipation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-city-councillor-wants-irish-protesters-shot-in-the-head\/\" title=\"Muslim council member calls for Irish protesters to be shot in the head\">potential rate\u2062 cuts amid diminishing worries<\/a> \u2064about inflation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More advertisers\u2062 are likely \u200bto flee\u2062 Elon \u200dMusk\u2019s social media platform X \u2064after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest names in\u200c the media industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments of the proponents and opponents of the \u200cbill?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed bill in New Hampshire that aims to outlaw abortion at &#8220;15 days&#8221; prenatal age has sparked controversy and drawn strong\u2064 reactions from both sides of the abortion debate.<\/p>\n<p>According to the American College of Obstetrics \u2063and\u2063 Gynecology,\u200c prenatal age \u200dis determined \u200bfrom\u2063 the first day of the woman&#8217;s \u2063menstruation period. At 15 days gestational age, a \u200cfertilized egg has most likely not been implanted in the \u200duterine wall, which is the point when pregnancy begins.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of the bill argue that life begins at conception and that protecting the rights of the unborn child should \u200dbe a\u200d priority. They believe that banning abortion\u2063 at \u200d15 days gestational\u2062 age is a necessary step to ensure the sanctity of life.<\/p>\n<p>However, opponents of the bill argue that it is an extreme measure \u2064that restricts women&#8217;s reproductive rights \u200cand interferes with their ability to make decisions about their own bodies. They argue that reproductive health decisions should be \u2064made solely \u2063between the patient\u200b and their medical provider.<\/p>\n<p>State Representative Alexis Simpson, a Democrat, spoke\u2062 out against the bill, stating\u200d that it is absurd and goes against \u200cthe views of the majority of voters \u200din the state who believe in the importance of\u2063 reproductive health decisions \u200cbeing made privately between the \u200dpatient and their doctor.<\/p>\n<p>This proposed bill is part of a broader trend of Republican-led efforts\u200d to restrict\u2062 abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned\u200b the constitutional right to \u200ban abortion\u2062 in 2022. Many states\u200d have introduced or passed legislation to limit access to abortion, and this \u200bbill \u200bin New Hampshire is another example of this trend.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that the current law in New Hampshire already bans abortion after 24 weeks, except in cases\u2064 of fatal fetal abnormalities or when the life and health of the mother are at \u2063risk. The newly \u200dintroduced bill maintains these same exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>The bill&#8217;s co-sponsor, State Representative John Sellers, expressed his support for any ban on abortion, stating that he believes life begins \u200dat\u2064 conception. However, he was unsure why the bill specifically\u2062 aims for the 15-day gestational age.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Governor Chris Sununu, who signed the 24-week \u200crestriction into law, has declared himself as \u200c&#8221;pro-choice&#8221; and has \u200cvowed to protect access\u2064 to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200bdebate continues, it remains to be seen whether this \u2064proposed bill will gain traction and pass into \u200claw. However, it is evident that the issue of abortion remains highly contentious and polarizing, with strong opinions on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>For now, it is\u2062 important for citizens to stay informed about the ongoing discussions\u200d and developments surrounding this bill and advocate for their beliefs \u200band\u200c values through peaceful and respectful\u2063 means.<\/p>\n<p>Receive breaking news blasts directly to your \u200binbox by subscribing to our newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days\u201d prenatal age, as per a copy of the proposed legislation. 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