HB667

I think there are other more important areas to concentrate on in health classes than videos of gestational development for example, healthy diets, the importance of exercise, good hygiene, healthy habits, and sex education to prevent pregnancy.

This is not the job of a college. Women have their own support systems (family, doctors, etc) if they need guidance in these matters.

I can’t even believe this bill is real. We don’t need political stunts. We need access to safe healthcare.

Because it's ludicrous. Can we focus on policy that actually matters instead of wasting people's time about flyers and videos? Good Lord.

Threatening the public school students and college or university students with not graduating if they do not view videos of demonstrating gestational development from embryo to fetus through birth forces students and educational institutions to consume and promote anti-abortion propaganda. This would increase operational costs for schools and does not support a free New Hampshire for all.

I strongly oppose this legislation.

Ah, another bill trying to mandate viewing of Christofascist propaganda produced by an organization that isn’t medically accredited and exists to force births / peddle garbage. Aren’t you all tired of being psychotic and evil? Enough! Leave our bodies alone, and leave your religious pseudoscience out of our lives.

HB 667 would require all public college students to view anti-abortion videos in order to graduate.

I was not surprised at what this bill entailed when I saw this next bill's sponsors. HB 667, also known as the "Baby Olivia Act," is a deeply concerning bill that seeks to mandate the viewing of videos demonstrating gestational development in public schools and colleges. While education about human development is important, this bill is NOT about providing comprehensive, unbiased education. It is an attempt to push a specific ideological agenda under the guise of health education. Firstly, the bill requires the viewing of videos produced by Live Action, an organization with a well-known anti-abortion agenda. Mandating the viewing of content from a group that is notorious for spreading misinformation about pregnancy and reproductive health is an affront to students' ability to receive objective, medically accurate information. This is not an educational initiative—it is political indoctrination designed to influence young people’s beliefs about reproductive health from a one-sided, biased perspective. Now, consider this: if we were to bring in someone like Planned Parenthood to discuss safe sex, cancer awareness, sexual health, or reproductive care, the sponsors of this bill would likely gasp in outrage. The idea of giving students access to comprehensive, medically accurate, and neutral information about their bodies seems ridiculous to these sponsors. Why? Because they aren’t interested in education—they’re interested in pushing a singular viewpoint that aligns with their agenda. That’s the real problem here. The bill also imposes these requirements on students from grades 6 through 12, making it not just a matter of high school education, but an intrusive mandate in the lives of younger students. Forcing young students to view videos designed to manipulate emotions rather than educate, under the threat of non-compliance being reported and audited, crosses a line into coercion. Furthermore, the requirement for college students to show proof of viewing such videos before they can graduate, beginning in 2026, further extends this unnecessary and politically charged mandate into higher education. If you're going to make students pay $26,000/year (or whatever it is now. I graduated years ago) to attend a state university like UNH, you DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT to demand what courses they have to participate in. If it's a private religious college and the board of that college wants to have a class like that as a prerequisite, then that's their prerogative. But a state university? You have CROSSED A LINE. This is a direct violation of the First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." What this bill attempts to do is force a religious ideology on state residents en masse—something that goes against the very foundation of our rights. Let’s be clear—this bill is not about improving health education or empowering students to make informed decisions. It’s about forcing a single narrative on young minds about human development and reproductive health. The education system should be focused on providing students with a broad, fact-based education, rather than indoctrinating them with specific religious or political views. Moreover, the bill introduces an audit system to ensure compliance, with findings posted publicly, creating an environment of surveillance where schools must prove they are following the state’s ideological agenda. The threat of legal action and potential fines for non-compliance adds further weight to the coercive nature of this mandate. This is not a step forward for educational reform. Instead, it’s a political overreach that politicizes our schools and colleges and undermines the trust we place in our educational institutions to teach with neutrality and integrity. But political overreach seems to be very 'in' this year...who needs the constitution or bill of rights...it's not like there are any oaths of office or anything... If lawmakers truly want to support students' well-being, they should be advocating for comprehensive, medically accurate, and neutral education about reproductive health. Schools should not be forced to show one-sided propaganda videos. We must trust our educators to provide accurate, balanced information that respects the autonomy of students, not subject them to fear-mongering content. I urge you to reject HB 667 and focus on policies that provide students with the education they deserve—an education based on facts, diverse perspectives, and respect for individual choice.

This bill is unconstitutional!!!! Abortion is healthcare. Give women bodily autonomy!

You do not need to view anti-abortion videos in order to graduate. That is not only ridiculous but actively goes against why some of the degrees NH state schools offer. Why should someone earning a Women’s Studies degree be forced to engage in anti-abortion rhetoric in order to graduate? Why should medical student who understands that abortion is a healthcare procedure be forced to engage in anti-abortion rhetoric in order to graduate? Better yet, how would that even be relevant to other majors and degree pursuits? This is bigoted and forceful and heinous

AFT-NH opposes this bill because it is state interference with local control over curriculum and choosing curriculum materials. It is anextremely proscriptive bill that inserst the state legislature in what are local school district decisions made by the local school board.

Anti-abortion indoctrination has no place in schools, let alone among graduation requirements.

This bill and the subsequent policies are a direct form of pro-life indoctrination with no nuance in the discussion related to the health of the child or the birthing parent. These videos are intended to frighten young people with no context as to why these difficult decisions are made. The graphics are also misleading and violent. This should not be allowed or mandated anywhere in our school system. If this is allowed to be entered into our curriculum, you would equally need to educate students on fetal abnormalities, birth trauma and parental mental health, which I am willing to bet they do not want to do. Also, to force this as a requirement for graduation has nothing to do with public education, stay in your lane.

The focus of this bill on demonizing abortion is offensive and cynical, and counterproductive to any goals for assuring that all children are born into loving homes and are assured an adequate education and access to health care. Cynical? Why should films not be shown in private or charter schools? Or private universities? Why should the legislature focus solely on abortion, but ignore life after birth? No one is forced to have an abortion. If you want to reduce abortions, consider ways to reduce unwanted abortions: allowing teens access to information about contraceptives and access to contraception. Education about what it takes to raise a child in a healthy environment, with access to quality education. Perhaps you would consider a bill that requires teenage males to wear a false pregnancy outfit so that they can experience part of the burden of pregnancy? Perhaps you should consider a bill that impounds the wages of any male who fathers a child out of marriage. In our society, we have differing views on abortion. As a mother and grandmother I believe we should focus on life after birth. Even where we disagree, we can come together on ways to reduce unintended pregnancies. It is a grievous sin to consign a child to a home where he or she is not wanted, and where there are not the financial and social supports to raise a child to a happy and contributing adulthood.

so dumb

This bill would make it required to push anti-abortion mindset in schools, a religious opinion being pushed on others like it is a fact. The right to religious freedom makes this requirement anti-american and against what this country stands for.

HB 667 - OPPOSE Videos presented by this group have a well known specific agenda that is not neutral information, it is dangerous bipartisan propaganda. They are going to try their best to make it look as awful as possible so impressionable youth believe a medical procedure is “evil”. They do not even use the standard medical definition of abortion. If you are going to provide this service to New Hampshire youth then appoint Planned Parenthood who is well known globally as leading reproductive healthcare educators that provide better outcomes to marginalized communities. Groups like these waste valuable resources and make it impossible for our children to globally compete. New Hampshire people deserve better outcomes. Thank you for your time, Cecelia Simon

This is an outrage. Especially when birth control is not taught or easily available. Stop with the scare tactics and do something productive. This and all of the other related bills are a blatant attempt to prohibit abortion which is truly amazing given Kelly Ayotte’s campaign promises.

As an educator who discusses the scientific aspects of reproductive health with his students, I cannot in good conscience support any restriction on the ability of educators to provide sound, research-based information with their students. If anything, college students should know important information about consent and about how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. I oppose any attempt to impose narrow religious views on the general population; in this case, separation of church and state is enshrined in the constitution and would be violated in this case. I oppose this in the strongest terms.

NO!!! This bill has the potential to undo the extensive work already completed in the developing of New Hampshire's Climate Plan Interrupt the grant funding and progress of many projects already approved and in mid-development, and Do serious harm to disadvantaged citizens in our state who are most vulnerable to the impact of increasingly severe climate events and ongoing deterioration of environmental conditions.

Abortion is healthcare.

HB 667 is an overreach by the state government for power, control and authority. Mandating public school students (minors) and college or university students’ (adults) participation in the viewing of videos demonstrating gestational development with no provision to opt out threatens one’s right to privacy as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution. Requiring an adult college student to view a Gestational Development Video in order to receive their college diploma infringes on the civil liberties and privacy rights of NH students.