Published 2 years ago

Massachusetts senators say more is needed to protect abortion access

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Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that aims to protect abortion providers and people seeking abortions from actions taken by other states. The House approved the bill on a 136-17 vote. The Democrat-controlled Massachusetts Senate has proposed similar language as an amendment to the state budget. The Senate amendment also includes $2 million in funding for improving reproductive health care access and infrastructure.

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Massachusetts House approves bill to protect abortion access

The Democrat-controlled Massachusetts House of Representatives has approved a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and people seeking abortions from actions taken by other states. The bill passed Wednesday

2 years ago·United States

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CBS News

Massachusetts House approves bill to protect abortion access

The House approved the bill on a 136-17 vote. It now goes to the Senate.

2 years ago

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The Hill

Massachusetts House passes bill protecting access to abortion, gender-affirming care

Story at a glance House lawmakers in Massachusetts on Wednesday advanced a measure that would establish the right to an abortion and access to gender-affirming care. The bill would also protect doc…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Boston Herald

Massachusetts House passes post-Roe protections for abortions, gender affirming care

The state House on Wednesday moved quickly to pass independent legislation codifying reproductive and gender affirming care rights into the law, passing a just released bill to the Senate for consideration.“Today, in addition to codifying access to abortion and reproductive health, and in stark contrast to other state governments this bill also affirms Massachusetts residents constitutional right to gender affirming health care and protects the …

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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WCVB

Massachusetts senators say more is needed to protect abortion access

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Ed Markey were in Boston for a roundtable discussion with abortion rights groups to discuss the next steps after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion.

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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Boston.com

Mass. House approves bill to protect abortion access

"You see other states like Texas deputizing people to come in and arrest people in Massachusetts. That’s not going to be allowed."The post Mass. House approves bill to protect abortion access appeared first on Boston.com.

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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