NH  Legislation  2004

Info on 2004 legislation
related to the right to life
Follow the links below to see the full text, current status, and when you can defend human life by testifying before a committee.  You are also encouraged to write letters-to-editors about them and contact your own legislators. 
NHRTL Trustee and State Rep Kathy Souza offering testimony before the NH House Judiciary Committee.

 

PLEASE COME AND COMMENT TO THE
LEGISLATORS ON FEBRUARY 11 and MARCH 2
WHEN THEY MEET TO HEAR PUBLIC OPINION!!
Hotlinks:  (Click on any one for details)

  1. Defending the Parental Notification Success of 2003
     
  2. HB-1177:  Requiring the NH Department of Health and Human Services to
                      compile & maintain induced termination of pregnancy statistics
                      A hearing was held for this bill on February 3, 2004 @ 1PM, but
                      you can still contact the House Judiciary Committee and your legislators.
     
  3. HB-1220:   Relative to banning partial birth abortion
                      Testify for it on February 11, 2004 @ 9:30AM
     
  4. HB-1340:   Relative to the Informed Consent for Abortion Act
                      Testify for it on February 11, 2004 @ 1PM
     
  5. HB-1147:  Relative to the use of deadly force in defense of a fetus
                     Testify for it on March 2, 2004 @ 10AM
     
  6. HB-1343:   Making it a crime to cause the death of a fetus as a result of
                       committing a violent act against a pregnant woman
                   
  7. HB-1360:   Including "unborn child" in the definition of "another" for
                      the purpose of capital murder, first and second degree murder,
                      manslaughter, and negligent homicide
                      Testify for it on March 2, 2004 @ 1PM
     

 

1.  DEFENDING THE PARENTAL
        NOTIFICATION SUCCESS OF 2003
The Parental Notification bill of 2003, passed by the NH House, the NH Senate,
and signed by Gov. Craig Benson, suffered an injunction against it by US District
Judge Joseph DeClerico, Jr.   The judge did this just a day before it would have
gone into effect in New Hampshire.  Pro-life Gov. Benson has pledged to appeal
the decision, so please write him or call him to express your support of his initiative:


NHRTL Volunteer Kaitlyn Sharp and Gov. Craig Benson at 2003 Coalition of NH Taxpayers Picnic

Craig Benson
Office of the Governor
25 Capital Street
Concord  NH  03301
(O) (603)271-2121
benson@nh.gov

Click above to see the Governor's NHRTL-PAC survey

Click here to review the  2003  information on  HB-763  Parental Notification.

 

2.  HB-1177:  Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services
                  to compile and maintain induced termination of pregnancy statistics           

STATUS:   A hearing was held for this bill on February 3, 2004 @ 1PM, but you can still contact the House Judiciary Committee and your legislators to implore them to pass this.

Click here for the full text of this bill.

NOTES:  This bill is sponsored by Rep. Fran Wendelboe and Rep. Phyllis Woods.

 

3.  HB-1220:   Relative to banning partial birth abortion           

STATUS:  Please join us to testify or comment in favor of this bill on February 11, 2004 @ 9:30AM in Room 206-208 of the L.O.B. before the members of the NH House Judiciary Committee

Click here for the full text of this bill.

NOTES:  This bill is sponsored by Rep. Harriet Cady, Rep. Elbert Bicknell, and NHRTL Legislative Director Kathy Souza.

 

4.  HB-1340:   Relative to the Informed Consent for Abortion Act

STATUS:  Please join us to testify or comment in favor of this bill on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 @ 1pm in Room 206-208 of the L.O.B. before the members of the NH House Judiciary Committee  

Click here for the full text of this bill.

NOTES:  This bill is sponsored by NHRTL Trustees and State Reps. Barbara Hagan and Kathy Souza.

 

5.  HB-1147:  Relative to the use of deadly force in defense of a fetus

STATUS:  Please join us to testify or comment in favor of this bill on March 2, 2004 @ 10AM in Room 204 of the L.O.B. before the members of the NH House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Click here for the full text of this bill.

NOTES:  This bill is sponsored by Rep. J.Edward Kerns and NHRTL Legislative Director Kathy Souza.

 

6.  HB-1343:   Making it a crime to cause the death of a fetus as a
                   result of committing a violent act against a pregnant woman

STATUS:  The NHRTL viewpoint is that HB-1360 (see below) addresses the same concern as this HB-1343 but in a fashion better for the babies, better for the moms, and easier to get passed by the legislature.   While we applaud the initiative, we implore proactive support for HB-1360 below.

Click here for the full text of this bill.

 

7.  HB-1360:   Including "unborn child" in the definition of "another" 
                  for the purpose of capital murder, first and second degree murder,
                  manslaughter, and negligent homicide

STATUS:  Please join us to testify or comment in favor of this bill on March 2, 2004 @ 1PM in Room 204 of the L.O.B. before the members of the NH House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Click here for the full text of this bill.

NOTES:  This bill is sponsored by NHRTL Trustees Barbara Hagan and Kathy Souza and the following other legislators:

Mark A. Brady Robert J. Giuda Robert K. Boyce
Mary Lou Flayhan Andre' Martel Sheila Roberge

 


NOTES:

  • "Testify" is not as scary as it may sound.   We citizens merely show up at the hearing and sign off a card to say we want to speak for 2 to 5 minutes to the Committee of 12 to 15 representatives.   The postcards are collected and the Chair calls up speakers one at a time, usually alternating between those who favor the bill and those who oppose it.  On important bills like abortion, there may be a wait of up to an hour before you are called on to speak.   Oftentimes you can learn much from those who testify before/after your turn.   Each speaker who testifies can read their message, merely hand in copies of their message/letter, or speak with or without notes.   You can bring copies of articles or exhibits as you see fit.  After your 2 to 5 minute talk, the Committee members are entitled to ask you questions, but generally they do not ask questions.  Then you may sit down again or just leave the hearing.

  • "LOB" is the Legislative Office Building, 33 North State Street, about a block away from the gold-domed State House in Concord.

  • "LSR" means it is not yet an official bill yet, but is in the formal planning stages.
 


PRO-ABORTION  BILLS  OPPOSED

There are NO directly pro-abortion bills in the works this year (so far).
 E-mail us if you learn of any anti-life initiatives.

 

 

 

Find  Your  NH  Legislator

 

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee		 Joan Soulard, Sect'y:  271-3184
Room 208, Legis. Office Bldg.
33 North State Street
Concord,  NH  03301
Chair Henry P. Mock 
majorchip@nh.adelphia.net		 356-5109 PO Box 237
Jackson, NH   03846-0237
Vice-Chair Robert H. Rowe
No e-mail provided		 673-2693 18 Jones Rd;  PO Box 1117
Amherst, NH   03031-1117
Alf E. Jacobson 
aledja@tds.net		 526-6654 PO Box 188
New London, NH   03257-0188
Nancy M. Ford 
nmford56@aol.com		 882-6563 56 Raymond St
Nashua, NH   03064-1925
Terri C. Dudley 
terrog@innevi.com		 298-8056 38 Dana St
West Lebanon, NH   03784-1425
Tony F. Soltani 
munilaw@metrocast.net		 736-9653 1073 Highland Dr
Epsom, NH   03234-4409
Phyllis L. Woods 
parishoner@aol.com		 749-2177 1 Barry St
Dover, NH   03820-2417
Thomas E P. Rice 
No e-mail provided		 528-6349 PO Box 1006
Laconia, NH   03247-1006
Kathleen F. Souza 
No e-mail provided		 645-6131 628 Belmont St
Manchester, NH   03104-5167
Vivian J. Desmarais 
vivianjd@earthlink.net		 641-5142 257 Gray St
Manchester, NH   03103-2808
Harry M. Haytayan Jr. 
harryh@pneutek.com		 881-5293 PO Box 961
Hollis, NH   03049-0961
Maureen C. Mooney 
maureen.mooney@leg.state.nh.us		 578-4890 PO Box 1676
Merrimack, NH   03054-1676
Richard W. Morris 
rwmorris2003@cs.com		 682-4622 PO Box 644
Seabrook Beach, NH   03874-0644
Gregory M. Sorg 
gregorysorg@aol.com		 823-8856 129 Gibson Rd
Franconia, NH   03580-5603
James E. Wheeler 
honorablejames@netscape.net		 672-6062 523 Mason Rd
Milford, NH   03055-3241
Janet G. Wall 
janet.wall@leg.state.nh.us		 749-3051 4 Pudding Hill Rd
Madbury, NH   03820-7001
John Pratt 
jpratt8369@aol.com		 756-9528 PO Box 726
Walpole, NH   03608-0726
James W. Craig 
jcraig48@aol.com		 623-5599 84 Bay St
Manchester, NH   03104-3306
Bette R. Lasky 
brl1647@aol.com		 888-5557 15 Masefield Rd
Nashua, NH   03062-2517
Frances D. Potter 
No e-mail provided		 225-3399 38 Little Pond Rd
Concord, NH   03301-3007
Peter E. Franklin 
peter.franklin@leg.state.nh.us		 863-1923 PO Box 411
Newport, NH   03773-0411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee		 Barbara Moynihan, Sect'y
(603)  271-3418
Room 204, Legis. Office Bldg.
33 North State Street
Concord,  NH  03301

Chair David A. Welch
repdawelch@hotmail.com

642-4402

PO Box 570
Kingston, NH   03848-0570

Vice Chair John E. Tholl Jr. 
jetjr2@earthlink.net

837-2278

41 Kimball Hill Rd
Whitefield, NH   03598-3645

Clerk Stanley E. Stevens
4star@metrocast.net

569-2410

PO Box 613
Wolfeboro, NH   03894-0613

Bob M. Fesh 
No e-mail provided

434-1550

27 Claire Ave
Derry, NH   03038-4220

Constance A. Jones 

863-8395

PO Box 975
Grantham, NH   03753-0975

Richard E. Kennedy 
PO Box 278
Contoocook, NH   03229-0278
Phone: (603)228-3250
email: stretchnh@aol.com
Karl I. Gilbert 
103 Bay Rd
Newmarket, NH   03857-1739
Phone: (603)659-3260
email: N/A
Stephen H. Nedeau 
PO Box 436
Meredith, NH   03253-0436
Phone: (603)279-4794
email: shnedeau@fcgnetworks.net
E Albert Weare 
30 Forest Ct
Seabrook, NH   03874-4020
Phone: (603)474-9454
email: aweare@aol.com
Alan B. Bemis 
47 Holly Park Ln
Rochester, NH   03867-4808
Phone: (603)674-8319
email: abemis@msn.com
Elbert I. Bicknell 
99 Mountain View Rd
Deerfield, NH   03037-1210
Phone: (603)463-9783
email: redryder82@metrocast.net
Douglas K. Fish 
25 Wetmore St
Keene, NH   03431-3911
Phone: (603)357-1732
email: fish@cheshire.net
James H. Oliver 
1465 Hooksett Rd #119
Hooksett, NH   03106-1862
Phone: (603)485-2226
email: N/A
Donald C. Smith 
PO Box 312
Raymond, NH   03077-0312
Phone: (603)895-2807
email: N/A
George D. Winchell 
60 East Rd
Atkinson, NH   03811-2220
Phone: (603)362-4249
email: gdwinchell@aol.com
William V. Knowles 
12 Wellington Ave
Dover, NH   03820-2002
Phone: (603)742-5681
email: wvknowles2@aol.com
Roger R. Berube 
15 Stackpole Rd
Somersworth, NH   03878-1627
Phone: (603)692-5653
email: N/A
Frank D. Callaghan 
PO Box 1711
Rochester, NH   03866-1711
Phone: (603)332-1860
email: N/A
Lori A. Movsesian 
15 Berkeley St
Nashua, NH   03064-2310
Phone: (603)889-1669
email: movsesian28@yahoo.com
Laura C. Pantelakos 
528 Dennett St
Portsmouth, NH   03801-3621
Phone: (603)436-2148
email: N/A
Timothy N. Robertson 
185 Daniels Hill Rd
Keene, NH   03431-5704
Phone: (603)352-7006
email: trobertson@monad.net
   

 

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