Statement by Senate Majority Leader Sharon Carson on Senate Democrats False Claims About Abortion in New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH – Senator Sharon Carson (R-Londonderry), issued the following statement today regarding SB 461:

“The bill does not require an ultrasound to establish gestational age any more than it requires a birth certificate to establish the woman’s age.

Like much medical information, gestational age is easily obtained by talking to the patient and asking them questions.

This is just another attempt by Democrats to whip up a frenzy around the abortion issue where one is not warranted. In the past, they have falsely claimed that abortion is restricted in New Hampshire. Now they are doing it with this absurd claim that an ultrasound would be required or that patient privacy is at risk. None of these things are true and they should stop misleading Granite Staters.”