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New Hampshire House Scuttles Proposed Pro-Abortion State Constitutional Amendment

New Hampshire House Scuttles Proposed Pro-Abortion State Constitutional Amendment

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted down a proposed measure that sought to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. The House voted 193-184 in favor of the measure, but that's less than half of the 400-member body. A state constitutional amendment in New Hampshire requires a 60 percent majority in both the House and Senate, and then a two-thirds majority of the voters at a state election.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted down a proposed measure that sought to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. The House voted 193-184 in favor of the measure, but that's less than half of the 400-member body. A state constitutional amendment in New Hampshire requires a 60 percent majority in both the House and Senate, and then a two-thirds majority of the voters at a state election.…