Abortion
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People are leaving states with abortion bans, according to study
A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave. Tens of thousands of people, in particular single people, have left states with abortion bans…
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NH House Republicans withdraw 15-week abortion ban bill amid public backlash and internal GOP dissent
A highly-anticipated Republican bill aimed at establishing a 15-week abortion ban in New Hampshire — down from the current 24-week ban — was withdrawn by its sponsor Monday morning after intense backlash from Granite Staters and political pressure from Republicans in Concord. In terse remarks before Monday’s hearing, the bill’s sponsor, Representative Katy Paternel (R-Tuftonboro),…
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Crisis pregnancy centers give questionable advice on unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote “abortion pill reversal,” a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
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Post Trump’s reelection, Planned Parenthood sees uptick in requests for contraception
As Granite Staters prepare for a second Trump presidency, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England has doubled the appointment requests it takes per week.
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This NH woman believes Ayotte will strip women of basic healthcare if elected governor
Getting a safe abortion through Planned Parenthood was one of the most “validating” healthcare experiences for Morgan Wilson —but that won’t be the case for many women if Kelly Ayotte is elected governor.
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Gwen Walz takes on Kelly Ayotte’s Abortion Record
New Hampshire political leaders joined Gwen Walz, First Lady of Minnesota and wife of 2024 Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz, on a press call last week to sound the alarm on the threats facing abortion access in New Hampshire, placing the state’s gubernatorial election — the most competitive in the nation — at the center of…
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Pappas and Shaheen sound alarm on reproductive rights, while Prescott attempts to reframe record
Congressman Chris Pappas joined US Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Granite State women and advocates in Exeter this week for a roundtable discussion on the critical stakes of this year’s election for reproductive rights. Pappas highlighted the personal stakes of this election for New Hampshire voters, pointing to national proposals that threaten to curtail reproductive freedoms…
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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VIDEO: Reproductive Rights Are At Risk
Marina Liot, 25, said reproductive freedom is concerned reproductive freedom is at stake in the Nov. 5 general election as she campaigned for her mom, Karen Liot Hill, who is running for an executive council seat. Watch what she had to say.
