NH Denies Abortion Providers Taxpayer Funds
(Washington, DC)—This week, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed HB 228 by an overwhelming margin of 207 to 147, prioritizing state-controlled family planning dollars away from abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood.
The funding is prioritized to public and private entities that provide comprehensive health care to women and do not perform abortions. The bill's language, inserted as an amendment by Rep. Warren Groen (R-Rochester), was developed by the Alliance Defense Fund and the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List). The bill now heads to the State Senate.
"The House-passed bill ensures that taxpayer funds are prioritized to entities dedicated to providing comprehensive health care to women, not abortion," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B Anthony List. "This is a great victory in what has become a nationwide battle to stop taxpayer funding of abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood."
"It is time to get New Hampshire taxpayers out of the abortion business," said Michael Tierney, an Alliance Defense Fund-allied attorney in Manchester, New Hampshire. "Planned Parenthood's business model is centered on abortion, and New Hampshire taxpayers want no part in it."
"Every innocent life deserves to be protected. Taxpayer dollars should go toward helping and caring for the most vulnerable Americans, not killing them," said Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Mike Norton. "New Hampshire taxpayers should not be forced to fund abortions."
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