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NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Statement On Supreme Court Setting Date for Mississippi Abortion Ban Hearing
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court announced it will Dobbs v. Jackson, the most consequential case challenging abortion rights in the last 30 years, on December 1, 2021.
NARAL MA City Champions Shine in Boston Prelims
Votes are still being counted, but if this pattern holds among those seeking City Council seats, it is likely that a majority of the candidates in Boston this November will be City Champions.
NARAL MA City Champions Dominate Local Prelims
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, the Commonwealth’s leading reproductive freedom advocacy organization, congratulates the 57 NARAL MA City Champions who won their preliminary elections this evening.
Statement On Supreme Court Action Allowing SB8 To Stay In Effect
The Texas abortion ban is a calculated, insidious law designed by the Texas legislature to strip away the rights of pregnant people and get around any legal challenges to it.
NARAL MA Unveils City Champion Pledge
The nonprofit does not endorse in municipal elections, but this pledge is an opportunity for candidates running for mayor or city council to make their position on important reproductive freedom policies clear to voters.
A Letter to Our Supporters
On June 28, the NARAL Pro-Choice America Board of Directors voted to move forward with a plan to fully nationalize the organization and eliminate their support for all eleven state-level affiliate organizations, including NARAL Massachusetts.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Honor Former Speaker DeLeo and Senate President Spilka as 2021 Champions for Choice
With this award, the former Speaker and Senate President join leaders like New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Katherine Clark, and Attorney General Maura Healey as recipients of the nonprofit’s highest honor.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Celebrates TelAbortion Expansion into Massachusetts
The TelAbortion study is run by Gynuity Health Projects and is currently operating in 17 states and Washington DC. More than 1,500 patients have been able to safely end a pregnancy through the TelAbortion research study.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Warns Jeffrey Turco is a Threat to Reproductive Freedom
While millions of Americans mobilized in 2020 to defeat President Trump and his racist, anti-abortion agenda, Jeff Turco donated to those who sought to keep Trump and his allies in power.
NARAL MA Highlights Baker Admin’s Lack of Implementation of Contraceptive ACCESS Law
The Baker administration is responsible for ensuring timely implementation of the law and that all state health care agencies and Massachusetts-regulated plans comply with the law. It’s clear the administration has not lived up to its responsibility.
Statement on the 48th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
As our country teeters on the brink of overturning Roe, Massachusetts must continue to push forward in the name of reproductive freedom and gender equality.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Celebrates Passage of Law to Address Racial Inequities in Maternal Health
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts would like to recognize the exemplary leadership of Representative Liz Miranda, Representative Kay Khan, and Senator Rebecca Rausch for all of their efforts in getting this legislation passed.
ROE Act Coalition Celebrates Passage of Abortion Access Legislation
This legislation will significantly improve the health and wellbeing of Massachusetts residents and represents an important step in removing medically unnecessary barriers to abortion care in our state.
ROE Act Coalition Expresses Outrage Over Governor Baker’s Veto of Abortion Access Provisions
Our abortion laws are broken, and with two recent actions against equitable abortion access, Governor Baker is upholding our broken system.
ROE Act Coalition Applauds House for Rejecting Governor’s Anti-Choice Amendment
The people of Massachusetts stand with the overwhelming number of lawmakers who are committed to removing medically unnecessary and politically motivated barriers to care.
ROE Act Coalition statement on Governor Baker’s amendment undercutting improved abortion access
The Governor cannot have it both ways: He cannot call himself pro-choice and keep anti-choice restrictions in place.
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Abortion Measures in Budget
3 in 4 Massachusetts voters think the state legislature should proactively protect the right to abortion through legislation.
ROE Act Coalition Statement on the Senate’s Adoption of Budget Amendment #180
We hope that the final version of the FY2021 budget will include these essential ROE Act provisions for the Governor to sign into law.
ROE Act Coalition Statement on the Adoption of Amendment #759
The future of abortion access at the federal level is gravely uncertain, making it crucial that Massachusetts leads by improving access to abortion care.
Statement on the 2020 Election Results
Over and over, Bay State voters have made their support for the ROE Act clear by electing leaders who are committed to removing politically-motivated barriers to abortion care.