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Sununu’s Legacy of Using Women’s Bodies for Political Gain

written by Crystal Paradis

New Hampshire’s fetal personhood bill is expected to become the latest example of what those who have been following New Hampshire’s reproductive rights policies already know: Governor Sununu consistently steps on women’s bodies to rise in his own political career.

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Sununu’s Legacy of Using Women’s Bodies for Political Gain was last modified: October 15th, 2017 by Crystal Paradis
June 7, 2017
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New Hampshire Women Deserve Equal Political Representation

written by Crystal Paradis

Political power is everything. But nearly 25 years after “The Year of the Woman,” U.S. women have just 20 percent representation in the Senate and 19.3 percent in the House.

Here in New Hampshire, we gained headlines in 2013 with phrases like “… In New Hampshire, Women Rule!” when we became the first state in history to send an all-female delegation to Washington. But here at home, New Hampshire women make up just about a third of our state’s legislative representatives (33 percent in the House and 37.5 percent in the Senate). When we look at mayors, an even smaller percentage, just 16.7 percent, are women. Nationally, New Hampshire ranks fifth out of 50 states in political gender equality. So relatively speaking, New Hampshire women aren’t nearly as underrepresented as women are in the rest of the country. But is that really the best we can do?

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New Hampshire Women Deserve Equal Political Representation was last modified: October 15th, 2017 by Crystal Paradis
May 22, 2016
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Calling for an end to the attacks on Planned Parenthood

written by Crystal Paradis

Once the attacks on Planned Parenthood were proven to be a coordinated smear campaign, I joined Senator Shaheen from New Hampshire, along with Senators Patty Murray and Richard Blumenthal, along with Representatives Diana DeGette, and Jan Schakowsky, to call for an end to the efforts to take away access to necessary health care services.

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Calling for an end to the attacks on Planned Parenthood was last modified: October 15th, 2017 by Crystal Paradis
February 10, 2016
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