Reproductive Shield Act moving through legislature

Reproductive Shield Act moving through legislature

BOSTON (WWLP) - The House of Representatives is working on a bill to protect reproductive rights, shielding patients and providers in the Bay State. The House Ways and Means committee advanced a bill on Tuesday, updating a 2022 shield law that focuses on both reproductive and gender-affirming care. This bill would shield the personal data of both patients and providers who engage in reproductive and gender-affirming care, ensure emergency care, …

House ready to instill protections against reproductive rights 'incursions' - CommonWealth Beacon

THE HOUSE is poised to pass legislation Wednesday that would update the 2022 law shielding reproductive and transgender care in Massachusetts from legal threats that one top Democrat described as a “game of whack-a-mole.” House Speaker Ron Mariano and two deputies said Tuesday they will bring to the floor a redraft (H 4271) of a Senate-approved bill that implements additional protections for providers and patients including a ban on disseminatio…

Massachusetts defies Trump: house bill would fortify abortion rights, trans/gender affirming care

In a proactive move amid shifting federal policies, the Massachusetts House of Representatives is poised to vote today on legislation aimed at bolstering protections for healthcare providers offering abortion services and gender-affirming care. This bill represents the state’s initial significant legislative pushback against the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail national safeguards for these medical services, …