abortion rights

The Republican-led House earlier this month voted 193-184 in favor of a constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights up to that threshold, short of the three-fifths majority needed to advance the proposal.

Current state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions.

In a 4-to-1 vote Wednesday, the Executive Council confirmed Melissa Countway of Alton to serve on the state Supreme Court. Democrat Cinde Warmington was the lone ‘no’ vote.

The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed.

In a release Tuesday, the group said its goal is to “shift the tides in the Granite State and oust anti-abortion politicians from office.”

An effort to enshrine abortion rights in state law also failed.

The bills could face tough odds in the GOP-controlled Senate, where a committee has already recommended against both measures.

In a statement provided to NHPR Monday afternoon, Gov. Chris Sununu said it was “extremely concerning” that a judge could unilaterally block access to a drug that’s been on the market for decades.

New Hampshire update: The Republican-led Senate voted 14-10 along party lines to reject a bill that would have codified abortion in state law.

The Biden administration is shackled by a ban on federal funding for most abortions, a conservative-leaning Supreme Court inclined to rule against abortion rights and a split Congress unwilling to pass legislation on the matter.