Statehouse Debates: Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone & Gay Conversion Therapy

First, we'll talk about a bill that aims to repeal a state law that allows abortion clinics to establish twenty-five foot buffer zones, keeping protesters that distance away. 

• JR Hoell, Republican state representative from Dunbarton and sponsor ofHB 1570-FN.
• Donna Soucy, Democratic senator from Manchester, and sponsor of the 2014 bill that became N.H.’s current buffer zone law

In the second part of the show, we'll talk about a bill to ban a type of psychotherapy called "conversion therapy" aimed at changing a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

• Ed Butler, Democratic representative from Harts Location, and supporter of HB 1661, the bill to ban conversion therapy
• Bryan McCormack, executive director of NH Cornerstone, a conservative advocacy group that opposes HB 1661.