"Thank you for visiting the NHRTL website.   We defend all innocent human life without exception or compromise because a genuine pro-life ethic insists, like the Declaration of Independence, that we are all created equal.   Thus no babies are "expendable" for the sake of convenience or possibly saving other babies.   Some research, some reflection, and some prayer can reveal to you why focused activism is the most compassionate response for mothers in trouble and babies in jeopardy.    Join NHRTL today and learn how our group, led by 15 volunteer trustees, is fighting for the right to life for all."          -- Ed Holdgate, NHRTL President


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  • NHRTL  ANNUAL  BANQUET  DRAWS
    220+ PRO-LIFERS
    The NHRTL 4th Annual Banquet featured Joe Scheidler visiting us from Chicago on October 24.   Some 220 people attended, including pro-life Governor Craig Benson.    Click this link for photos and details

  • NHRTL holds an Annual Member's Meeting this Friday, November 12, 2004 starting at 7:30pm.   Members are invited to run for trustee, and those present will elect 5 of the 15 trustees for a 3 year term, and up to 3 Alternate Trustees.  Additional business is welcome.    After the Members' meeting ends, the 15 member board elects officers for one year terms.   Volunteers are most welcome at these organizational meetings.   Write life@nhrtl.org or call 626-7950 for directions.

  • NHRTL ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING
    NHRTL held an Annual Member's Meeting on November 12.  Re-elected to 3 year terms were Warren Goddard, Dick Lalmond, and Jim Rioux.   Bill Currier was re-elected to a one year term.  New trustees elected into 3 year terms were Darlene Pawlik and John Grezsik.   Linda Gould and Dee Dee O'Rourke were appointed as  Alternate Trustees with 1 year terms.   During the Annual Trustee's Meeting, the 15-member board elected Dick Lalmond as Treasurer, Stephen Mears as Secretary, Warren Goddard as Chairman, Betty Breuder as Vice Prez, and Ed Holdgate as Prez., all to 1 year terms as officers.   Congrats and thanks to these faithful volunteers!

  • HAND-MADE CUSTOM DOLL TO BE AUCTIONED
    A custom made Anne Hieronymous doll will be auctioned on eBay soon.  This generous gift from Anne to NHRTL was provided as a fundraiser.  Click this link for details!

  • Thank you for joining us at the Jan. 17, 2004
     MARCH  FOR  LIFE     in Concord, NH, which featured a seminar by Gerry Matatics of Biblical Foundations International..   Some 300 pro-lifers braved the icy cold and declared to all  that the legal right to life must be restored!   A big thank-you to all who helped in Concord, and those who represented NH at the Washington DC March for Life too!

  •  PRE-ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
    NHRTL-PAC implores NH pro-lifers to vote Tuesday, November 2, and expresses earnest support for the following candidates:
     

    GOVERNOR: CRAIG BENSON, who has thankfully
    exceeded our expectations for pro-life leadership.

    EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:
    Dist 5: DAVE WHEELER, a most faithful defender
    of unborn children and moms.

    NH SENATE:
    Dist 2  SEN. CARL JOHNSON
    Dist 4  SEN. BOB BOYCE
    Dist 9  SEN. SHEILA ROBERGE
    Dist 11  PETER BRAGDON
    Dist 17  SEN. JACK BARNES
    Dist 18  SEN. ANDY MARTEL
    Dist 19  HON. BOB LETOURNEAU
    Dist 23  SEN. RUSS PRESCOTT

    "Courageous and tenacious pro-life candidates abound in the election," said NHRTL-PAC Chairman Ed Holdgate, "and voters need to know who stands up for the voiceless babies and who sits on the fence while babies die and women are wounded."

     

  • ELECTION 2004 RESULTS ARE IN

    This election season brought some good news, and some bad news.   We are very disappointed that the votes were not quite enough to return pro-lifers Craig Benson as Governor, David Wheeler as Executive Councilor, and Russ Prescott as State Senator.  All campaigned valiantly and honorably, and we hope they enjoy their 2 year "vacation" because we need them back all rested!   We are very pleased that all other candidates NHRTL-PAC supported were returned to office.   We welcome new State Senators Bob Letourneau and Peter Bragdon, and look forward to closely working with them.   It turns out the NHRTL Trustees Kathy Souza and Barbara Hagan were both re-elected, but Trustee Warren Goddard was not able to win, running in the relatively liberal Portsmouth.    NHRTL-PAC congratulates the following State Senators on their wins:
         Dist 2  SEN. CARL JOHNSON
         Dist 4  SEN. BOB BOYCE
         Dist 9  SEN. SHEILA ROBERGE
         Dist 11  SEN. PETER BRAGDON
         Dist 17  SEN. JACK BARNES
         Dist 18  SEN. ANDY MARTEL
         Dist 19  SEN. BOB LETOURNEAU

  • Click for Acrobat Press Release from NHRTL-PAC:
    TENACIOUSLY PRO-LIFE CANDIDATES TO SUPPORT ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 14

  • Two of our 15 NHRTL Trustees are current NH State Representatives, and one is a former State Rep.   For a look at the 2003-2004 bills, click this pro-life legislation link

  • Jack Kenny Essay - January 2004
    Two "yips" for DiClerico, Lapdog for Culture of Death  (regarding parental notification injunction)

  • THANK YOU PRO-LIFE VOTERS in DERRY, WINDHAM, and HAMPSTEAD!

    NH Senator     FRANK SAPARETO WAS A DOCUMENTED FLIP-FLOPPER, AND
    the 2004 Primary was his RETIREMENT!

    His 2002 campaign season pledge to support  parental notification with judicial by-pass appears on the Survey Return below.   However, he voted against HB-763, the parental notification law signed by Governor Benson
     

    		A May 16  Press Release
    revealed Sen. Sapareto's
    2002 NHRTL-PAC survey

    Sen. Frank Sapareto
    (R-Derry) flip-flopped.

    		 Click above thumbnails
    to see full survey image

     

  • GRIEVOUS ERRORS BY NH BUSH-CHENEY CAMPAIGN     In a painful relevation, NHRTL discovered that the NH Bush-Cheney campaign accidentally leased their Manchester headquarters from the very same property management group (Metropolis) that owns the Manchester Planned Parenthood abortuary. For three weeks in March 2004, NHRTL implored them to quietly move out but they have declined.   Much as we appreciate the pro-life efforts of President Bush, his mid-level decision maker doesn't care enough about the babies to stop giving lease money to a group that owns an abortion mill.   Click here to read the NHRTL Press Release on the matter in Acrobat PDF.
     


  • Fr. James O'Connor
    February 21, 2004 brought sad news about Fr. James O'Connor passing on.  For years and years his diligent faithfulness was a graceful example of Christian loving kindness. Fr. O'Connor earnestly served the pro-life community with his prayers, his presence, his service, and his sacrifices. He was a trustee and chaplain of New Hampshire Right to Life, often writing essays for the NHRTL News and leading prayerful witnesses on behalf of babies in jeopardy and the women seeking abortions. His prayers frequently sought the conversion of those involved in the abortion industry, and always offered a sense of purpose and hope for those defending the right to life. Fr. O'Connor made many trips to the annual March for Life in Washington, as well as helping at the annual pro-life Marches in Concord. He genuinely relished riding his bicycle, even in the cold and wet. Dear Fr. O'Connor will be sorely missed. 

  • REMEMBER THIS DURING THE
    2004 PRIMARY/ELECTION SEASON!
    Two NH Senators flip-flopped on their campaign season pledges to support parental notification with judicial by-pass, precisely the content of HB-763.

    		A May 16  Press Release
    revealed Sen. Sapareto's
    2002 NHRTL-PAC survey

    Sen. Frank Sapareto
    (R-Derry) flip-flopped.

    		 Click above thumbnails
    to see full survey image
     

    		Sen. Jane O'Hearn's pledge of support was shown in a  Press Release but she voted against it.

    Sen. Jane O'Hearn
    (R-Nashua) flip-flopped.

    		 Click above thumbnails
    to see full survey image

    See the images of NHRTL-PAC survey responses 
    where 12 of the 24 Senators pledged support of
    parental notification with judicial bypass.

  • CHOOSE  LIFE  License  Plate
    The NH House stopped the legislation for this
    year, but adoption is not something pro-lifers
    just give-up on:  it will be pushed again so
    learn more.

  • NHRTL  Trustees


Kaitlyn Sharp & Gov. Craig Benson at the NHRTL table during the 2003 CNHT Picnic   (Click to enlarge)
 

 

 

 

Gov. Craig Benson's
Right to Life Proclamation
Delivered at the NHRTL
March for Life Rally
of 2003 and 2004!

A big thank you to
Gov. Benson for his testimony
in support of the HB-763.

 

 

 

 

January 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized well over 40 million deaths by surgical abortion in America ... and still counting every 20 seconds:

Over 43 Million babies

Get involved so no more children die and
no more women cry:  life@nhrtl.org

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire
Right to Life is the largest, oldest, and most active NH pro-life organization standing in defense of ALL THE BABIES!

 

NHRTL was founded to foster
respect for human life from the
moment of conception to natural
death and to promote the right
to life as the  paramount social
issue through educational,
legislative, political, and other
forms of lawful activities.
 

 

 

 




US Sen. Gordon Humphrey,
 author of a 1989 poem
for the babies dumped
in the Concord Landfill.

Pro-Life Lambert Amendment to NHGOP By-Laws Defeated 60% to 40%

Is your church helping promote abortion?   Here's a list of churches supporting the
Religious Coalition FOR Reproductive Choice    The member churches are supporting
an organization that directly lobbies for support of Partial Birth Abortions.