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NH House GOP shuts down effort to recognize abortion as critical to women’s health
The GOP-led New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected nonbinding legislation Thursday that would’ve recognized abortion as “a critical component of comprehensive reproductive health care.” The House voted 199-171 to table House Concurrent Resolution 7. Tabling the resolution means it will not advance at this time, though the House could later decide to pick it back up and vote on it again. The resolution would not have had a binding impact on state policy but would have affirmed that it is the state’s view that abortion is critical to women’s health....