Jeb Bradley on the anti-abortion provision to the budget, “If you believe in abortion on demand up to the ninth month of pregnancy, then I guess this budget is not for you, but most people support the concept that after viability, that late term abortions should be extremely rare and only in those instances to protect the life and health of the mother.”
In an interview with Chris Ryan, Jeb Bradley, the State Senator from District 3, discusses how the recently passed state budget will encourage businesses to locate in the Granite State; explains his position on the controversial late term abortion ban provision, which was added to the budget; dismisses objections to the requirement of an ultrasound in the Fetal Life Protection Act rider placed on the state budget; and addresses President Biden’s call for a door to door approach to vaccinate the American people against COVID.
Senator Bradley maintains that the goal of the last three budgets have been to make New Hampshire an attractive environment for businesses to relocate. As evidence that the budget plan has been working, Jeb Bradley points to New Hampshire having the lowest unemployment and poverty rates in the nation and has received very high marks for per capita income and livability ratings.
Low tax rates and low workmen’s compensation costs combined with balanced state budgets like the one which was just passed, according to Senator Bradley, will entice businesses to come to New Hampshire.
Another positive aspect of the budget is that it lowers property taxes for the next two years and gives money back to local communities to improve local roads and bridges. It also includes more revenue sharing of the rooms and meals tax.
It is Senator Bradley’s contention that this is not an anti-abortion provision which was added to the state budget. Late term abortions would only be allowed in the event of a medical emergency which threatens the life of the mother.
“If you believe in abortion on demand up to the ninth month of pregnancy, then I guess this budget is not for you, but most people support the concept that after viability, that late term abortions should be extremely rare and only in those instances to protect the life and health of the mother.”
Another controversial aspect of the late term abortion rider to the budget was that people seeking an abortion would be required to have an ultrasound performed. Senator Bradley maintains that most providers already perform an ultrasound as part of the abortion procedure, in order to protect the safety of the patient.
The question of forcing individuals to absorb the cost of the ultrasound was also dismissed by the Senator because he contends that most people have insurance which would cover the cost of the imaging.
In the final segment of the interview, Senator Bradley explains why some healthy, young people have some reservations about getting vaccinated, and he commends the efforts to make the vaccine available to everyone who wants to be vaccinated. However, Senator Bradley believes that the government should not require COVID vaccinations.