Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after State Solicitor Elizabeth (Bessie) Dewar was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court.

Reproductive Equity Now today filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, urging the state to investigate Worcester anti-abortion center, Clearway Clinic, for alleged deceptive advertising, out-of-scope medical practice, and improper delegation of medical services.

“New Hampshire voters overwhelmingly support reproductive freedom, and the four members of the Executive Council who voted to defund our reproductive and sexual health clinics are wildly out of step with their constituents.”

Over 450 New Hampshire residents signed Reproductive Equity Now’s petition urging the Executive Council to support these contracts, and many shared why New Hampshire’s reproductive and sexual health clinics are critical to the health of their community:

Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after new polling from Commonwealth Beacon shows that 72 percent of surveyed Massachusetts residents support health providers in the state providing abortion services to people from out of state. The polling also revealed that 58 percent of polled residents believe that the state’s abortion laws are a competitive advantage in attracting people to Massachusetts.

Throughout his time in the House of Representatives, Zlotnik has been a consistent supporter of reproductive equity, helping to advance the issue amongst constituents in his district.

Reproductive Equity Now, a leading voice for abortion advocacy across New England, today sent a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services calling for an investigation into Your Options Medical licensed clinics, and specifically, the group’s new mobile unit that is preparing to operate on Cape Cod. The letter draws attention to the mobile unit’s potential deceptive advertising practices, and calls for an investigation into whether or not out-of-scope medical care is occuring at these licensed clinics.

Dozens of parents, caregivers, early educators, early education and child care providers, business leaders, and advocates testified at a State House hearing on Tuesday, calling for the Legislature to pass comprehensive early education and child care legislation that would address the state’s multi-faceted child care crisis.

Maternal health and reproductive equity groups joined together at the State House Thursday to advocate for legislation to expand access to midwifery care in Massachusetts. Advocates participated in direct lobbying with legislators before joining together for a rally on the State House steps.

Reproductive Equity Now is today launching its next leg of “Organizing for Equity: The Roe’d Show,” a series of organizing events throughout the state aimed at educating Massachusetts communities on how to access abortion care, how to identify (and avoid) dangerous anti-abortion centers, how to talk about abortion like an advocate, and ways people can help reenvision Roe and ensure reproductive equity for all. The next leg of events will take place in Holyoke and Salem this fall.

Reproductive Equity Now, a leading advocacy organization for reproductive freedom and equity, today announced it will officially expand its advocacy work into New Hampshire.

The organization aims to build the first regional model for reproductive equity advocacy and make New England a leader in protecting and providing reproductive health care for all.

“A rigged, far-right federal judiciary continues to play politics with our bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. Today’s decision is yet another sign that anti-abortion forces will use any means necessary to attack abortion access nationwide, even in states like Massachusetts.”

“But as much as we are disappointed in tonight’s outcome, we are determined to keep fighting to ensure every person across our Commonwealth has access to accurate, unbiased information on how they can obtain reproductive health care services.”

The Massachusetts House and Senate enacted its FY2024 budget yesterday with critical provisions and investments to expand contraception access and address the maternal health crisis in Massachusetts. The budget, which now heads to Governor Maura Healey’s desk for her signature, also includes a continued $2 million investment to support abortion access and infrastructure in the state.