Healey Takes Emergency Action to Implement New Mass. Abortion Law

Healey move puts abortion law into effect early, relaxing restrictions and teeing up fierce 2028 ballot fight

THIS MAY FEEL FAMILIAR. Opponents of a recently passed law gathered enough signatures to freeze the law in its tracks until voters can weigh in at the ballot box, but the governor has signed an emergency preamble forcing the law into effect immediately. Hot on the heels of Bay State voters turning away an effort to repeal a sweeping gun control law, they’ll almost certainly face a similar conundrum on abortion in 2028. A coalition of anti-aborti…

Healey takes emergency action to implement new Mass. abortion law

The governor leapfrogged anti-abortion advocates who’d gathered signatures to freeze the law’s implementation.

Mass. Gov. Healey moves to put new abortion law into effect now, ahead of a 2028 repeal push

Abortion opponents say they have nearly double the signatures they need to freeze Massachusetts' new abortion law until voters weigh in during the 2028 election. Gov. Maura Healey stepped in.

With signature surplus, referendum on Mass. abortion law appears to be heading for ’28 ballot

Anti-abortion advocates say they’ve got almost double the signatures needed to temporarily halt the law ahead of 2028, but the policy could remain in play regardless.

Abortion foes clear hurdle to 2028 ballot

BOSTON — Anti-abortion groups say they have cleared a major hurdle in efforts to repeal a recently approved expansion of the state’s late-term abortion law.