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Thu Dec 5, 2024, 04:10 PM Thursday

New Hampshire GOP Introduce Abortion Trafficking Law

A New Hampshire Republican Rep. Glenn Cordelli (Carroll) has introduced legislation in that state to ban "recruitment, harboring, or transporting" of a pregnant minor to obtain an abortion without parental permission.

"I view it as more of a parental rights issue, not an abortion issue," Cordelli said in an interview. “A parent has the right to know what’s going on. I’ve even heard it being termed 'kidnapping.'"

The bill is identical to one passed in Idaho that was just ruled enforceable by a federal court. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the "recruitment" language of the Idaho bill, saying it violates free speech. However the ban on "harboring" and "transporting" minors was ruled enforceable by the court. The laws leave no out for a minor if a parent or guardian has caused the pregnancy through sexual assault. In those scenarios, the rapist must consent to the abortion.

Another similar law was passed in Tennessee but is currently blocked. Additional abortion trafficking laws have been proposed in Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma.

https://meidasnews.com/news/new-hampshire-gop-introduce-abortion-trafficking-law

So you want kids to have kids?

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