Thank you, madam speaker. Thank you, honorable members. And I’d like to thank you also for agreeing to special order this to today. I really do appreciate it. This bill is very important to me and I am a co-sponsor. And um, on that same vain, I think it would behoove me to dispel any rumors about why I couldn’t be here last Thursday. I am not a singer, and I do not play the accordion. I also am not in a rock band, neither was I auditioning for American Idol last week. I do play the harp, however, and that is why I couldn’t be here last evening. Anyways, thank you for that. I rise today to ask that you consider voting against ICL on HB 269 which would ban abortion by lethal injection. I know that you may think that lethal injection is a procedure …show more content…
Lethal injection is likely not a very common abortion procedure, I’m not pretending that it is, but even in the few administrations of it, it is manifestly an uncommonly cruel procedure. I know that considering an abortion procedure to be cruel and unusual or inhumane is not a legally determinative reason to ban it. Though, ironically, the US Supreme court may soon consider it a reason to find the execution of convicted murders by lethal injection unconstitutional under the 8th and 14th …show more content…
There is no doubt about this particular decision because we know this procedure does in fact take place and in its absence reproductive rights and health of women will not suffer. Please make the decision that will prevent this unscrupulous procedure will happen any more. Please vote against AT. And just to warn you, I have already asked for a roll call on this bill. And that’s not necessarily because I don’t trust you to do the right thing, of just because I’m curious to see who voted which way, but because personally, when I thought about requesting it, I realized I’m very proud to be able to make a permanent record of my name with my vote on this today. I truly consider this an opportunity to protect the weakest among us in our society. And more than that, it struck me that until now I have never before had the chance to save a life or protect a grave injustice from occurring in this world. And without your collective help on this vote, my efforts will amount to nothing. I requested a roll call so that history at least in NH will at least no I tried. I wanted that opportunity to be extended to all of you as well. Thank you very much for your