Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has vetoed repeal of the state’s death penalty law. As I write, the House will vote on an override in just a few hours. Whether enough votes are there is anyone’s guess. It’s going to be close. The Governor is fighting hard to have his veto sustained. (Update: TheContinue reading “A Note on Death Penalty Repeal in New Hampshire”
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Six Years After Gosnell Conviction, N.H. Laws Unchanged
Update: since this 2019 post, New Hampshire has passed a Fetal Life Protection Act that limits abortion after 24 weeks, with exceptions for medical emergencies and eugenic abortions. The state still does not have laws protecting children who survive attempted abortion, requiring abortion facilities to meet the same standards as ambulatory care facilities, or regulatingContinue reading “Six Years After Gosnell Conviction, N.H. Laws Unchanged”
Infanticide Without Representation: a Congressman rejects Born-Alive protections
Want to change the stigma around infanticide? Easy: just rename it. The catch-all term “reproductive rights” will cover it. That’s the protocol that’s been adopted by my Member of Congress, at any rate. I recently sent an email message to Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) regarding the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. I asked him toContinue reading “Infanticide Without Representation: a Congressman rejects Born-Alive protections”