“Make no mistake: Bay Staters support the right to safe, legal abortion. Indeed, more than 8 in 10 Massachusetts voters – including among those who identify as Catholic – believe that if a person has decided to have an abortion, it should be safe, legal, affordable, and available without shame or pressure.”

The 2019 Guide to Abortion Care in Massachusetts includes a comprehensive list of health care facilities in the state that offer abortion services. The guide contains an easy–to–read chart with information on facilities, locations, scope of services, and accepted payment types in order to help facilitate referrals.

“Like so many voices in the debate around reproductive freedom, Cardinal O’Malley’s comments on the ROE Act do not accurately reflect the contents of the bill or respect the dignity of Massachusetts women trying to make their own health care decisions.”

“Both of these bills are crucial to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom in Massachusetts, and it is heartening to see our state legislature taking action. At a time when states across the country are decimating reproductive freedom, Massachusetts is holding the line.

A recent poll conducted by Public Policy Polling on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America found that a majority — 61% — of voters are more likely to support elected officials in the next election if they work to advance legislation that will prevent the government from interfering with personal decisions about pregnancy, including pregnancy prevention and abortion.

Hundreds of medical providers, educators, parents, teens, and advocates flooded the Massachusetts State House Thursday to ask their state lawmakers to support legislation that will dismantle persistent barriers to safe, legal abortion.