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Reproductive Equity Now, Lovering Health Center, and Equality Health Center Condemn NH House Finance Division Vote to Eliminate State’s Family Planning Program
Reproductive Equity Now, Lovering Health Center of Greenland, and Equality Health Center of Concord released the following statements after Finance Division III approved an amendment to the state budget to eliminate the New Hampshire Family Planning Program (NHFPP). This program, which serves thousands of Granite Staters every year, ensures that people can access no-cost and low-cost contraception, pregnancy tests, cancer screenings, STD testing, and more.
NH House and Senate Advance Slate of Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Today, the New Hampshire House voted to advance a slate of bills that would take away rights from LGBTQ+ Granite Staters, with particular harm for transgender people. Reproductive Equity Now has prioritized fighting against two of these legislative proposals: HB 377 and HB 712.
New Hampshire Senate Rejects Codifying Right to Abortion into State Law
Today the New Hampshire Senate voted 16-8 to defeat SB 260, a proposed bill that would have codified the right to abortion care before 24 weeks into state law.
New Hampshire House Fails to Pass Resolution Affirming Abortion As Basic Health Care
During today’s New Hampshire House Session, members of the House Majority voted to table HCR 7, a resolution that would affirm Granite Staters’ right to access abortion care prior to 24 weeks.
Union Leader | ICYMI: NH Lawmakers Publish Op-Ed Calling on Legislature to Affirm Abortion As Basic Health Care
New Hampshire State Senator Debra Altschiller (D-Stratham) and State Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips (D-Hanover) co-authored an op-ed published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, titled “Abortion Is Basic Health Care,” urging the New Hampshire Legislature to affirm Granite Staters’ right to abortion care. This op-ed was drafted in partnership with Reproductive Equity Now, a reproductive rights organization working across New Hampshire and New England to make equitable access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care a reality for all people. Read more HERE or below.
Lawmakers Advocate for New Hampshire Legislation Affirming Right to Abortion in Senate Public Hearing
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a public hearing for SB 260, legislation introduced by Senator Debra Altschiller, that would codify the right to abortion prior to 24 weeks gestation in New Hampshire state law. A copy of the bill can be found HERE.
Advocates for LGBTQ+ Freedom Statements on Proposed Healthcare Bans for Trans Young People
Today, the New Hampshire House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee heard two bills that would ban medically necessary, life-saving care that transgender young people need.
New Hampshire Lawmakers Introduce Momnibus 2.0; Senate Committee Unanimously Recommends Passage
At today’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee public hearing for Momnibus 2.0 (SB 246), legislation that supports the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum women, families, and maternal health providers, committee members unanimously voted in executive session to advance the legislation with an “Ought to Pass” recommendation. This major win comes directly after a group of bipartisan lawmakers, with support from a broad coalition of maternal health advocates, introduced the legislation at a press conference this morning.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement Ahead of Public Hearing on New Hampshire Resolution Affirming Right to Abortion
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today as the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee prepares to hold a hearing on HCR 7, a resolution that would affirm abortion as health care protected under state law.
New Hampshire House Votes to Withdraw 15-Week Abortion Ban
This morning, the New Hampshire House voted in favor of a motion to withdraw HB 476, a bill that would have banned abortion care in New Hampshire after 15 weeks. The motion to withdraw passed the House with an overwhelming majority of bipartisan support. This vote comes just one week after more than 12,000 Granite Staters registered their opposition to this bill in advance of its public hearing in the House Judiciary Committee.
Reproductive Equity Now Slams Trump's Executive Order Attacking Access to Health Care for Transgender Youth
Last night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to end gender-affirming medical treatments for people under the age of 19. In response, Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement condemning the President’s actions, and reminding the public that the fights for transgender health care and abortion access require a coordinated and integrated response.
Reproductive Equity Now Launches 2025 New Hampshire Legislative Agenda
Reproductive Equity Now is today announcing its agenda for the 2025 New Hampshire legislative session. The organization’s priorities are aimed at improving maternal health outcomes in the state, affirming the right to abortion care, and defending against continued anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ attacks.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement in Advance of Public Hearing on Proposed New Hampshire Abortion Ban
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today as the House Judiciary Committee prepares to hold a hearing on HB 476, a bill banning abortion care in New Hampshire after 15 weeks.
Seacoast Online | Is new NH bill a travel ban on abortions or sex trafficking prevention? What politicians are saying
Rebecca Hart Holder, the president of Reproductive Equity Now, called it a “travel ban” in a press release.
“Despite their false claims, 'abortion trafficking' simply does not exist,” Holder said. “Travel bans are about one thing: control. Controlling our bodies, movements, and freedoms. Travel bans are the next step in anti-abortion extremists’ playbook to make essential reproductive health care unattainable, especially for young people.”
Ahead of House Hearing, Reproductive Equity Now Releases Statement on Proposed Abortion Travel Ban
Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today as the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee prepares to hold a hearing on HB 191-FN, a bill to ban transporting young people for abortion care.
Jezebel | Dr. Oz, Who Thinks All Abortion Is ‘Murder,’ Could Now Have Power Over Abortion Access
Rebecca Hart Holder, president of Reproductive Equity Now, told Jezebel the risks Oz poses at CMS expand beyond abortion to the full range of reproductive care. “By putting an anti-abortion, anti-woman TV doctor in charge of [CMS], Trump is directly threatening access to contraceptive care guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act,” she said. Holder warned that Oz’s nomination jeopardizes “our nation’s worsening maternal health crisis, and he is threatening reproductive health care services for low-income people across our country.”
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on the Potential Nomination of D. John Sauer to Serve as Solicitor General
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate D. John Sauer to serve as the Solicitor General of the United States, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Trump’s Expected Nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to Serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Trump’s Expected Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services
Following the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now, released the following statement.
