New Hampshire legislators have killed two bills that would effectively remove any protections for preborn babies.

The New Hampshire Senate voted 14-9 to defeat a bill to create a “right [for all citizens] to make their own reproductive decisions.”

The Feb. 15 vote followed another defeat for the abortion lobby.

Earlier this month, the New Hampshire House of Representatives defeated a proposal to ask voters in November to establish what would essentially be an unlimited “right to abortion.”

The 193-184 vote in favor of the bill was far short of the three-fifths needed to move the bill forward.

“Every individual has a fundamental right to abortion,” the state constitution would say. “The state cannot prohibit, restrict, delay, or penalize this right prior to 24 weeks unless it is justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.”

“After 24 weeks, the state may not prohibit an abortion that, in the professional judgment of an attending physician, is necessary,” the amendment continues. “The physician shall apply the applicable standard of care in making a professional judgment.”

The direct, intentional killing of the unborn child is never necessary to save a mother’s life, however, as testified by medical experts. The legislation would create a big loophole that could be used to justify any abortion.

Furthermore, enshrining a “right to abortion” at 24 weeks would allow for most abortions that currently occur and threaten commonsense laws such as parental notification.

New Hampshire does not report its abortion data, but 99% of U.S. abortions occur prior to 21 weeks gestation, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The state also largely bans Medicaid funding of abortions, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute.

New Hampshire currently bans abortions after 24 weeks, but a constitutional amendment would make it harder for any restrictions to be passed in the future or for current pro-life regulations to remain in place.

The rejection is a positive sign for the pro-life movement, which has seen disappointing results when trying to protect human life. Radical bills to create a right to abortion have passed in Republican states, including Ohio, and purple states, such as Michigan.

Efforts to protect human life have also failed in red states, including Kansas and Kentucky, in the past several years.

Pro-lifers must continue to stay organized, lobby, and do everything else they can to ensure preborn babies and families are protected and cherished in a post-Dobbs America.

Every abortion ends an innocent human life and leaves moms, dads, and families damaged. New Hampshire’s rejection of radical abortion ideology is a positive sign, and the state should work not just to keep bare minimum protections.

It should seek to protect all babies from abortion and support families.