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Adultery still a crime in N.H. after 200 years

By "eAdvocate"

12-14-2009 New Hampshire:Some lawmakers believe it's time for the law to come off the books CONCORD, N.H. - The original punishments ? including standing on the gallows for an hour with a noose around the neck ? have been softened to a $1,200 fine, yet some lawmakers think it's time for the 200-year-old crime of adultery to come off New Hampshire's books.Seven months after the state approved gay marriage, lawmakers will consider easing government further from the bedroom with a bill to repeal the law."We shouldn't be regulating people's sex lives and their love lives," state Rep. Timothy Horrigan said. "This is one area the state government should stay out of people's bedrooms."Horrigan, D-Durham, and state Rep. Carol McGuire, R-Epsom, have teamed up on legislation to repeal the law...continue to full post

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