By Paula Tracy, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD — With abortion rights likely to be a major issue in the courts, legislature and politics in 2022, hundreds of residents attended a rally and press conference at the State House Wednesday in support of bills to protect a woman’s right to choose.
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