“This new data is a sobering reminder that Massachusetts is not immune from the maternal morbidity crisis. Even in a state that has acted time and time again to expand access to reproductive health care, too many people—especially Black birthing people—are continuing to face life-threatening complications from pregnancy,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.

Following Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle’s veto of a reproductive health ordinance last week, Reproductive Equity Now is urging the Easthampton City Council to override the Mayor’s decision and pass the ordinance that would increase public education about the dangers of anti-abortion centers and codify the state’s shield protections at the municipal level.

Today, Reproductive Equity Now is launching “Organizing for Equity: The Roe’d Show,” a series of organizing events throughout the state aiming to educate Massachusetts communities on how to access abortion care, how to identify (and avoid) dangerous anti-abortion centers, and ways people can help reenvision Roe and ensure reproductive equity for all.

“This case is further proof that anti-abortion centers like Clearway not only harm the health and safety of people seeking abortion, but also patients in need of basic pregnancy care,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.

“As extremists continue to wage attacks on health care, trans kids, and the lessons we teach in the classroom, ensuring that Massachusetts leads with sexual health education that is medically accurate, LGBTQ+ inclusive, and age-appropriate has never been more important,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.

Reproductive Equity Now today celebrated Julie Rikelman’s confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which covers Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island. Rikelman represented the Mississippi abortion clinic in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Reproductive advocacy groups today launched “Your Location: It’s None of Their Business,” a campaign to ban the sale and trade of cellphone location information in Massachusetts.

After the fall of Roe v. Wade, there has been a groundswell from cities and towns across the Commonwealth looking to take proactive steps to protect and expand reproductive health care, including abortion. Today, Reproductive Equity Now launched its 2023 Town & City Champion Pledge, a policy pledge for candidates for mayor, city councilor, town councilor, and select board to commit to using their elected office to protect every person’s right to access the full range of reproductive health options.

“Today’s decision from the Supreme Court to uphold the stay on mifepristone allows us to breathe a temporary sigh of relief. As this case goes through the appeals process, millions of people will be able to continue to access mifepristone in states where abortion remains legal,” said Rebecca Hart Holder, President of Reproductive Equity Now.

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after a federal appeals court late Wednesday night temporarily froze parts of Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling to halt FDA approval of mifepristone, but reinstated medically unnecessary, pre-2016 restrictions on medication abortion care.

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after Governor Maura Healey announced several actions to protect and stockpile a state supply of mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication abortion regimen. The announcement follows Northern District Court of Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday to stay, or halt, the FDA’s 23-year approval of mifepristone.

“Today a far-right, anti-abortion judge—two thousand miles away in Amarillo, Texas—ruled with anti-abortion extremists to usurp the will of the people and restrict medication abortion access nationwide. We want to be clear: Judge Kacsymryk’s decision has no basis in science, medicine, or justice. The decision is a result-driven, politically-motivated legal charade intended to ban abortion nationwide.”

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after a judge in the Northern District Court of Texas ruled to strike down the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services provision through which 3.3 million Massachusetts residents on private insurance currently access no-cost coverage for preventive care. This ruling will significantly impact people’s access to pregnancy-related and LGBTQ+ health care nationwide.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey today signed a FY2023 supplemental budget that includes critical funding for reproductive health care access, including $1 million for a public education campaign on the dangers of anti-abortion centers, or “crisis pregnancy centers,” and $250,000 to support the Abortion Legal Hotline in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Legislature today enacted an FY2023 supplemental budget that included critical funding for reproductive health care access, including $1 million for a public education campaign on the dangers of anti-abortion centers, or “crisis pregnancy centers,” and $250,000 to support the Abortion Legal Hotline in Massachusetts.

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy issued guidance requiring pharmacies in the Commonwealth to stock and dispense all reproductive health care medications, including mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication abortion regimen.

The funding would be used to help educate providers and the public about so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” and their lack of medical services, in addition to where people can access legitimate medical and family planning services throughout the state.

Today, the Reproductive Equity Now Foundation, in partnership with Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, the Women’s Bar Foundation, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and five law firms, launched the Abortion Legal Hotline, a free and confidential resource to connect Massachusetts-based health care providers, helpers, and patients obtaining care in Massachusetts with free legal advice and resources about abortion access and care.

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today applauding the appointment of Boston Medical Center CEO Kate Walsh as Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services.

“Roe was always the floor—not the ceiling—in the fight for reproductive freedom for every person,” said Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder.