New Hampshire Senate Rejects Abortion-Counseling Bill

CONCORD -- The Senate refused to pass a bill yesterday that would have required adult counseling before girls younger than 17 could have an abortion. Senate Bill 527 failed on a 14-10 vote, and it was referred for more study, essentially killing it for the rest of this year. The bill would have required a counselor or abortion provider to provide advice to the minor seeking the abortion before the abortion could be performed. The counselor could come from a wide range of professions, including psychiatry, nursing and school guidance counseling. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 21, 2008 03:41 PM