 A M I N I S T R Y O F C O R N E R S T O N E IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO LET THEM KNOW Tomorrow morning at 10am, two House Committees–House Judiciary and House Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committees–will be “exec’ing,” or voting on their recommendations for, two bills that we have been asking you to weigh in on. It’s not too late to send a one quick note each to all the members of the two committees, letting them know of your opposition to state-facilitated suicide and your support of the expanded baby safe haven law. Will you take two minutes to do so today? OPPOSE HB 1283, STATE-SANCTIONED SUICIDE Act now: contact the House Judiciary Committee to oppose HB 1283. HB 1283, relative to end of life options, would implement state-sanctioned suicide for those facing an illness which a physician has predicted would be terminal within 6 months. HB 1283 has been scheduled for an executive session as early as tomorrow, Wednesday, March 6, at 10:00am, in the Legislative Office Building, room 206-208. Last week, the Judiciary Committee discussed amending the bill in an effort to collect more support. Let us be clear; state-sanctioned suicide is unacceptable and deeply harmful in any form. During the public hearing, we heard powerful personal testimonies in opposition to HB 1283 from many individuals, including members of the disability, suicide prevention, and brain injury communities, as well as faith leaders. Check out the highlights on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and share to amplify these brave voices!We also heard alarming testimony in support of the bill, with outrageous claims such as those who choose natural death die without dignity, and the act of killing oneself, even in healthy individuals, can be a good and peaceful thing. It is of vital importance that the Judiciary Committee hear from us on the dangers of state-sanctioned suicide. WHAT YOU CAN DO: During tomorrow’s executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session. We urge you to contact the House Judiciary Committee to register your opposition to the bill in any form and urge them to vote ITL on HB 1283. You can find contact info for the members here.Assisted suicide should never be a course of action the state should support. Caring, not killing, is the right approach when we’re faced with a physician’s prognosis or any distressing life situation. Act now: contact the House Judiciary Committee to oppose HB 1283. SUPPORT HB 1607, BABY SAFE HAVEN EXPANSION Act now: contact the HHS committee to support HB 1607. New Hampshire’s “Safe Haven Law,” sometimes called the “baby drop-off law,” is a critical protection that has already saved the lives of unwanted newborns. Yet the current law faces grave threats, endangering the infants who rely on “safe havens” to protect them from starvation, exposure, abuse, or even violent death. HB 1607, relative to expanded safe haven protections, is a bipartisan bill that will address these threats and expand the current law in the following ways: *Expand the age of drop off from 7 days to 61 days. *Provide an exclusionary rule to prevent mothers from being prosecuted for crimes discovered as a result of their abandonment of a baby under 61 days. This section would rectify the current use of a vulnerable baby for bait to catch a mother’s unrelated crimes. *Provide an opportunity for safe and regulated baby boxes. During the public hearing on the bill, Pastor Kevin Twombly testified from his ministry experience at a safe haven church on why expanding the age limit for children relinquished by their parents from seven to 61 days is critical for the protection of Granite State babies (photo above). To learn more about this crucial legislation, read our blog and help us advocate for life by sharing it on social media. HB 1607 has been scheduled for an executive session tomorrow in the House Health, Human Services, & Elderly Affairs Committee Wednesday, March 6th, at 10:00am in the Legislative Office Building, room 201. There is movement in the committee to remove the exclusionary rule, further enabling law enforcement to “catch” mothers in distress. We must emphasize that the exclusionary rule will save lives. Mothers have turned away from utilizing the safe haven law for fear of prosecution, thus leading to an increase in illegal abandonment and infant death through malnourishment, exposure, or overdose. WHAT YOU CAN DO: During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session. We urge you to contact the House HHS Committee to register your support of the bill, asking the committee for an OTP vote, and to keep the important exclusionary rule in the bill. You can find the Committee members’ contact info here. Act now: contact the HHS committee to support HB 1607. Town Elections Tuesday, March 12th Elections. Have. Consequences! Follower of Christ, please vote next Tuesday! Next Tuesday, March 12th, most NH towns will be holding elections for such positions as selectmen, moderators, trustees of various town entities, zoning boards, and supervisors of the checklists. Find your Town Clerk’s website for all of the polling information and for a sample ballot, or you can search the NH Secretary of State’s website here. Did You Know? YOUR CHURCH is already A BABY SAFE HAVEN as per NH Law! GET COMPLIANT SIGNAGE FOR YOUR CHURCH! Find out how to best leverage this opportunity to serve vulnerable moms and babies in your community How do we best prepare for a dropped off baby? What do we do when a baby is dropped off? What signage do we need and how do we get it? Find the answers to these questions and more HERE.     Schedule a Concord 101 Today Book a Concord 101 for your church, class, or group today. Our time with Pastor Zach and the crew at CenterPoint Church in Salem in February was amazing! Are you… *intimately acquainted with God’s heart for civic government according to the Scriptures?*aware of the unparalleled opportunity we believers in the Granite State have to influence our civic government for good? *knowledgeable about how a bill becomes a law in NH and how you can effectively participate in that process? *ready for what’s coming legislatively THIS SESSION now underway? BOOK NOW for your own Concord 101 in March! NEXT CONCORD 101: Grace Capital Church in Pembroke Sunday 3/24 at 5PM RSVP here: https://www.nhpatriothub.org/event/concord-101-learn-about-nhs-government-and-the-importance-of-having-god-in-our-governmen/ |
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