New Hampshire House Set to Vote on Slate of Anti-Abortion Bills
House votes come just days after Senate rejected shield law protections for patients and providers
Concord (March 11, 2026) – Starting today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives is set to vote on a slate of anti-abortion bills, including:
Patient Safety Zone Repeal (HB 1313), legislation that would repeal New Hampshire’s patient safety zone law, compromising the safety of both patients and providers at reproductive health care clinics;
20 Week Abortion Ban (HB 1590), legislation that would establish a 20-week abortion ban in New Hampshire;
Shielding So-Called “Pregnancy Resource Centers” from Future Oversight (HB 1416), legislation that would bind future legislatures from regulating facilities that often promote anti-abortion disinformation; and
Promoting Medical Disinformation About Medication Abortion (HB 1702), legislation that would require medical facilities and pharmacies prescribing or dispensing medication abortion to post signage about medication abortion reversal, a practice that lacks any scientific proof of safety and efficacy.
“While our state faces a growing health care crisis — with providers struggling to keep their doors open and health care costs skyrocketing — lawmakers remain determined to push forward anti-abortion legislation that would further restrict access to care,” said Christina Warriner Hamilton, New Hampshire State Director for Reproductive Equity Now. “Just days ago, the Senate rejected a shield law that would have protected Granite State patients and providers from out-of-state political attacks for accessing or providing legal reproductive health care. Now, the anti-abortion majority in the House will vote on four bills designed to interfere with personal medical decisions and make New Hampshire a less safe and less healthy place to live. Granite Staters deserve leaders focused on expanding access to affordable, quality health care — not politicians determined to score ideological points at the expense of their constituents. The House must defeat these anti-abortion bills.”
The House will meet in session today, Wednesday, March 11, at 9:00 a.m., and Thursday, March 12, at 9:00 a.m to vote on these bills. You can watch a livestream of the NH House Floor HERE.
Just last week, despite strong support from constituents and providers in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Senate voted on party lines to defeat the Shield Law for Reproductive Health Care Access (SB 551), legislation that would protect patients and providers in New Hampshire from out-of-state political interference, intimidation, and legal threats related to reproductive health care. Last month, ahead of this bill’s public hearing with the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee, Reproductive Equity Now joined lawmakers, providers, and advocates for a press conference in support of a Shield Law in New Hampshire.
Background On Upcoming Bills
20 Week Abortion Ban (HB 1590)
HB 1590, introduced by Rep. Kevin Scully (R-Nashua), would ban abortion at 20 weeks, a more restrictive ban than New Hampshire’s current 24-week ban.
In states that have taken similar steps to give legal rights to fetuses under homicide laws, there has been a troubling rise in the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes and pregnancy loss, even when the law includes carveouts for abortion care.
The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 1590 on February 25, and on the same day, the Committee voted 13-4 to not advance the bill (ITL). Read Reproductive Equity Now’s testimony delivered on this bill here.
Granite Staters overwhelmingly oppose this bill. During the public hearing on this legislation, 1,744 constituents registered opposition to the bill, while only 16 registered support.
Patient Safety Zone Repeal(HB 1313)
HB 1313, introduced by Rep. Cyril Aures (R-Chichester), would repeal New Hampshire’s patient safety zone law, compromising the safety of both patients and providers at reproductive health care clinics.
National threats to abortion providers and patients are on the rise. The National Abortion Federation’s (NAF) 2023/2024 Violence and Disruption Report details that in New Hampshire, 40% of providers reported threats, 20% reported trespassing, and 80% reported protestors.
The harassment of patients outside of Equality Health Center, an independent reproductive and sexual health clinic and abortion provider in Concord, has been well-documented since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 1313 on February 11. On February 13, the Committee voted 10-8 along party lines to advance the bill (OTP).
Granite Staters overwhelmingly oppose this bill. During the public hearing on this legislation, 1,404 constituents registered opposition to the bill, while only 19 registered support.
Shielding So-Called “Pregnancy Resource Centers”(HB 1416)
HB 1416, introduced by Rep. Sam Farrington (R-Rochester), would shield so-called “pregnancy resource centers,” from any future regulatory oversight.
So-called “pregnancy resource centers” often seek to dissuade people from accessing abortion care, sometimes providing patients with misleading and non-factual information. Many of these centers are not bound by the obligations of HIPAA, a federal law that protects patient privacy and data in medical institutions, nor are they governed by the New Hampshire Board of Medicine or the New Hampshire Board of Nursing.
The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 1416 on February 25. On February 27, the Committee voted 9-8 to not advance the bill (ITL).
Granite Staters overwhelmingly oppose this bill. During the public hearing on this legislation, with 901 constituents registered opposition to the bill, while 154 registered support.
Promoting Medication Abortion Disinformation (HB 1702)
HB 1702, introduced by Rep. Sam Farrington (R-Rochester), would require pharmacies and medical facilities to display anti-abortion disinformation.
This bill would require medical facilities and pharmacies that prescribe or dispense mifepristone to post signage with anti-abortion disinformation, legitimizing so-called "medication abortion reversal", a practice that lacks any scientific proof of safety and efficacy and puts New Hampshire patients at grave risk.
Medication abortion has a 99% safety rate and more than a 95% efficacy rate.
The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on HB 1702 on February 9. On February 13, the Committee voted 17-0 to not advance the bill (ITL).
Granite Staters overwhelmingly oppose this bill. During the public hearing on this legislation, with 1,008 constituents registered opposition to the bill, while only 5 registered support.
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