Massachusetts legalizes abortion through 9 months of pregnancy
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a law on Monday allowing abortions to be performed in her state at any point before birth. Before the change, abortions were legal until 24 weeks (5½ months), with exceptions granted to preserve the life or physical or mental health of the mother.
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Massachusetts eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy. “We believe that health care decisions should be made between women and families and their doctors, not politicians,” …
Massachusetts joined nine other states and Washington, D.C., on Monday by removing all gestational age limits for abortion. Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) on Monday signed a bill passed by the state legislature at the end of July that allows for elective abortion through all weeks of pregnancy based upon …
Governor Maura Healey quickly cast the bill-signing in a national context, framing it as Massachusetts leaders’ commitment to broaden access to health care “no matter what Donald Trump or Republicans in Congress or the Supreme Court does.”
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Monday signed legislation strengthening abortion protections in Massachusetts to ensure that patients experiencing serious pregnancy complications can receive appropriate medical care....
Gov. Maura Healey signed a law Monday easing the state's restrictions on abortions at or after 24 weeks and leaving the decision to a physician's professional judgment, a change supporters say will let more patients receive care without leaving Massachusetts.
Massachusetts joins nine other states in removing gestational age limits, allowing abortions up to birth, as Healey vows abortion will remain safe, legal and accessible.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed into law a sweeping measure that removes longstanding restrictions on later-term abortions in the state. According to a report from WCVB, the new legislation eliminates previous limits that allowed abortions only up to 24 weeks, with narrow exceptions…
A crowd erupted with joy as the Democratic governor of Massachusetts signed into law a “barbaric” new law allowing mothers to end the lives of their unborn children up until the point of birth. The law signed by Governor Maura Healey on Monday removes the state’s 24-week abortion restriction and all…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a new abortion law removing the state’s previous gestational limits, allowing doctors greater discretion when performing abortions later in pregnancy. According to Fox News …
Massachusetts has passed a bill lifting the state's 24-week gestational limit on abortion, with pro-life advocates warning that the state now effectively allows abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
Shorter Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey: If you disagree with the law then you hate women. The post Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Allowing Abortion Up to Birth first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Monday eliminating the state's gestational limit on abortion, making Massachusetts the 10th state with no statutory gestational limit on abortion. The governor says the change is designed to keep patients facing serious pregnancy complications from …
'We do all we can in Massachusetts to save baby whales and stray cats yet we murder thousands of unborn children and in many cases the taxpayer pays for it.'
A blue state’s new law on abortion fulfilled what Democrats have long denied and begged the question amid backlash, “Why stop at birth?” Slippery slope denialism has […]
