NH abortion laws unchanged, but decision opens door for bans

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : But lawmakers in 13 states adopted anti-abortion laws in recent years, designed to take effect on the overturn of Roe.
56% : "While today's ruling returning complete authority over abortion back to the states where it belongs is a great triumph for federalism, it does nothing to change the accessibility of these services in New Hampshire," Osborne said.
47% : "He has gleefully and repeatedly voted to block funding for Planned Parenthood of New Hampshire."
44% : The Friday decision overturning Roe v. Wade did not change the law in New Hampshire and abortion remains legal here until the 24th week of a pregnancy, explained Kayla Montgomery, vice president of public affairs for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.
42% :Abortion remains legal in states that did not have existing laws banning the procedure, including in New Hampshire.
41% : New Hampshire's abortion laws will not change in the days after the Supreme Court's historic decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, meaning abortion remains legal here until the 24th week of pregnancy.
41% :Osborne, who supports further restrictions on abortion, praised the court's ruling but said there was no immediate need for lawmakers to take action.
40% : Another 13 states have old laws restricting abortion still on the books.
38% : "My Republican opponents support today's decision and will vote to ban abortion.
35% :At the Manchester rally, Pappas pointed to Justice Clarence Thomas' concurring opinion in the Friday decision, which alluded to the justice's interest in reexamining other decisions that give a right to birth control, banned laws against consensual same-sex relations, and made same-sex marriage legal across the country.
32% :Candidates for state and federal elections said abortion would be a key issue going into the November elections.
30% : Sen. Maggie Hassan warned that Republican leaders in Congress want to impose national restrictions on abortion.
21% : On Friday, Shaheen said in a statement that banning abortion in some states would not end abortion.
21% : "Make no mistake, the end of Roe is not the ultimate goal of anti-choice extremists: Mitch McConnell has made it clear that the ultimate objective is to ban abortion nationwide," Hassan said.

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