CHAPTER 99
SB 34 - FINAL VERSION
1997 SESSION
97-0420
01/02
SENATE BILL 34
AN ACT repealing laws relative to abortion.
SPONSORS: Sen. Russman, Dist 19; Sen. Hollingworth, Dist 23; Sen. K. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2; Rep. Hager, Merr 18; Rep. Keans, Straf 16; Rep. Schotanus, Sull 3; Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36; Rep. Norelli, Rock 31
COMMITTEE: Public Institutions, Health and Human Services
ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the laws making it a crime to perform an abortion.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
97-0420
01/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven
AN ACT repealing laws relative to abortion.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
99:1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 585:12, relative to attempt to procure miscarriage.
II. RSA 585:13, relative to intent to destroy quick child.
III. RSA 585:14, relative to penalty for causing death.
99:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 1998.
(Approved: June 3, 1997)
(Effective Date: January 1, 1998)