Concord, NH – Today, Executive Councilor and Democratic candidate for governor Cinde Warmington observed the 51st anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade decision and renewed her calls for increased protection for reproductive freedom and abortion access.
“When Roe v. Wade was decided 51 years ago, women across the country were guaranteed the right to access reproductive health care,” said Warmington. “Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe’s long standing protections, state houses all across the country have moved to obstruct reproductive freedom, including right here in New Hampshire, where Republicans recently introduced a 15 day abortion ban to effectively end abortion access in our state by prohibiting the procedure before many women even know they are pregnant. Attempts to ban abortion are dangerous to the health and well-being of women and must be stopped. Granite Staters deserve a governor who will fight every day to protect their access to affordable, safe, and legal reproductive health care.”
Warmington has a long and proven track record of supporting access to abortion and believes everyone should have the freedom to make their own reproductive health care decisions. Both of her Republican opponents have radical, anti-abortion records:
- In the US Senate, Kelly Ayotte supported a national abortion ban. She was instrumental in helping Trump overturn Roe v. Wade when she helped Trump cement a conservative, anti-abortion majority on the Supreme Court. Thanks to Ayotte’s help, women in New Hampshire are now facing one of the most extreme abortion bans in the country.
- As a State Senator, Chuck Morse crafted New Hampshire’s current abortion ban and voted against adding exceptions for rape and incest to the bill.
New polling from the Democratic Governors Association shows that the vast majority of Granite Staters support Roe v. Wade and they want a governor like Warmington who will protect reproductive freedom. They do not want Kelly Ayotte, Chuck Morse, or anyone in government dictating their personal medical decisions.