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Boston Police separate Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood participants from pro-choice counter protestors on Saturday. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy intends to keep reproductive rights protected in Massachusetts. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump’s presidency could change abortion policy. What does it mean for Massachusetts?

Hannah Portman November 21, 2024
As she walked into Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue at the start of her sophomore year of college, a 2022 Boston University alum said she felt a sense of relief. “I knew that it would be over soon and that I could put the situation behind me, and I was lucky,” she said.
A sign outside of Planned Parenthood in Boston. Boston residents remain divided about abortion rights following the 2024 Presidential Election. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘The Devil loves abortion’: Pro-life, -choice leaders in Boston stirred by reproductive rights after Trump’s victory

Lauren Albano November 8, 2024
Reproductive rights were a pivotal issue in Tuesday’s presidential election, with Boston voters either celebrating or grappling with former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
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State legislators pass new abortion access bill for public colleges

Daily Free Press Staff August 3, 2022
Massachusetts expands and protects abortion access with a new law signed Friday by Gov. Baker, a month after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
A protester dressed as a handmaid stands outside the Massachusetts State House in support of the Act to Remove Obstacles and Expand Abortion Access on Oct. 25. The Massachusetts House of Representatives will vote on a budget amendment this week that, if passed, will expand abortion access. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts House votes to expand abortion access

Taylor Brokesh November 13, 2020
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted Thursday to allow patients 16 years and older to seek an abortion without parental consent and make the procedure legal after 24 weeks for fetuses with a fatal abnormality. 
A Planned Parenthood location in Boston. More than 70 organizations rallied for safer abortion legislation for Massachusetts residents Jan. 17. SERENA VU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts advocacy groups file contrasting abortion legislation

Sofia Saric January 31, 2019
Across the country and Massachusetts, reproductive rights groups are advocating for increased protections for abortion access.
The Massachusetts legislator hears a bill on medical aid-in-dying on Sept. 26. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Medical Society ends opposition to ‘medical aid-in-dying’

Michael Gomez December 7, 2017

The Massachusetts Medical Society voted to change its longstanding oppositional position to “medical aid-in-dying,” the group’s preferred term for physician-assisted suicide, to a “neutral”...

The Joint Committee on Public Health hears a bill on physician-assisted suicide Tuesday afternoon at the State House. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS / DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Physician-assisted suicide discussed on State House floor

Ellisa Riddell September 27, 2017

The Joint Committee on Public Health heard a bill that relates to physician-assisted suicide at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Massachusetts Rep. Louis Kafka and...

​Massachusetts Citizens for Life, a pro-life organization,​ is urging Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Mass. Citizens for Life ask Warren, Markey to confirm Gorsuch

Shannon Larson March 28, 2017

Massachusetts Citizens for Life, the largest and oldest pro-life organization in the state, is urging Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey to vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch...

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