24-week abortion ban with ultrasound requirement
Enacted5/10
New Hampshire · New Hampshire HB 2 (2021) / HB 1609 (2022) · Jan 1, 2022
Impact 5/10
Bans abortion after 24 weeks gestation with exceptions for the life or health of the mother, enacted through the 2021 state budget (HB 2, the Fetal Life Protection Act) and effective January 1, 2022. New Hampshire previously had no gestational limit. HB 1609, signed May 27, 2022, added a fatal fetal anomaly exception and narrowed the original ultrasound mandate so it applies only when gestational age near 24 weeks is at issue.
Reproductive rightsYoung adults (18-30)Working-age adultsWomenPregnant people
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