Revision: Jan. 23, 2025, 4 p.m.
SB 260 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0985
05/09
SENATE BILL 260
AN ACT relative to access to abortion care.
SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the state shall not infringe upon an individual’s right to terminate their pregnancy prior to 24 weeks gestation.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0985
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to access to abortion care.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statement of Findings. The general court finds that:
I. Abortion is a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care, and access to abortion allows people to make decisions about their families and their lives; and
II. In 1997 the bipartisan legislature of the state of New Hampshire repealed an unenforced 1955 abortion ban to ensure access to essential abortion care in this state; and
III. President Trump has stated that the regulation of abortion should be left to the states.
2 New Chapter; Public Health; Access to Abortion Care. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 132-A the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 132-B
ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE
132-B:1 Access to Abortion Care. Prior to 24 weeks gestation, an individual’s right to terminate their own pregnancy shall not be infringed upon in this state.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.