Reproductive Rights
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In New Hampshire, patients can now choose sterilization without doctor interference
Rep. Ellen Read turned her own struggle for a hysterectomy into legislation, making New Hampshire the first state to guarantee patients’ right to sterilization—a rare expansion of reproductive rights under a Republican governor.
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Local abortion service providers see the irony: ‘If we cut Medicaid, we’re going to have a higher rate of unintended pregnancies’
Now that Republicans have slashed Title X and Medicaid, New Hampshire’s abortion care providers and support services are bracing for impact.
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‘When moms thrive, families thrive’: New law expands support for New Hampshire parents
New Hampshire’s new Momnibus 2.0 law expands maternal mental health care, postpartum depression screenings, and family support services after years of maternity ward closures in the Granite State.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
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Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions for women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.
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Critics say proposed NH education bill pushes anti-abortion message through classroom videos
A bill making its way through the New Hampshire legislature would require schools to show a “high-quality computer-generated animation or ultrasound” of a fetus developing, with many saying its intent is to discourage abortion.
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House GOP fast-tracks budget bill that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Abortion is already excluded from coverage—the new bill is going after all health care services the clinics provide for low-income Americans.
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New Hampshire clinics lose Title X funding, threatening access to reproductive health care
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England is on Trump’s list of clinics to lose Title X funding.
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Is “Live Free or Die” losing its meaning? One Granite Stater is worried about 3 proposed laws
Three legislative efforts may reveal the growing priorities of New Hampshire’s Republican majority—and they’ve got some residents concerned that the state’s moving in the wrong direction.
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Most abortions in New Hampshire are done with pills. Here’s how they work.
In 2023, medication abortions accounted for 63% of all abortions performed across the US. In New Hampshire, the safe and effective method was used 68% of the time.
