A proposed New Hampshire law would allow men to sue women to block an abortion.
Josie Pinto, the executive director of RFFNH, noted that, aside from any travel costs, abortion care itself is more expensive as a pregnancy progresses. “How many more barriers are we going to add for an already difficult process?” she asked.
The bill wouldn’t require DNA confirmation of paternity, but if the two people are married, the court automatically assumes that the man suing is the father. Only if the pregnant person denies paternity will the man be forced to provide a DNA sample for paternity testing, which he has to pay for, and submit the results to the court within a 15-day window.
Frank Knaack, policy director for American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, said the bill is “out of step” with the values of New Hampshire, a state with the motto is “,” which is emblazoned on license plates. “It gives the abortion patient’s current or former partner, or anyone who claims paternity, power to make a veto over the pregnant person’s decision,” Knaack said. “This is plain and simple deeply disturbing.
One of the most sinister provisions, though, says the pregnant person must go to “all appropriate medical appointments” and follow the advice of their doctor to “ensure a safe and healthy pregnancy.” This implies that people could be scrutinized for pregnancy loss during the petition process or later on if they’re forced to continue their pregnancy.
Again, the bill doesn’t specify what penalties there would be, if any, if a pregnant person doesn’t attend every single prenatal appointment or has an abortion after a judge instructs them not to, or what happens in the case of miscarriage or stillbirth. Knaack called this lack of clarity “extremely concerning.”Cohen said the paternity rights bill is just one example of state politicians trying to perpetuate patriarchy and violence.
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