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NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts PAC Endorses Two Candidates for State Office
We are thrilled that our endorsed candidates are so passionate in their support of reproductive freedom. Their leadership is critical to passing the ROE Act and we are proud to support them as they fight for the women and families of Massachusetts.
ROE Act Coalition Statement on June v. Russo Oral Arguments
No matter what happens in Washington, D.C., Massachusetts must blaze a path forward by swiftly passing the ROE Act.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts PAC Endorses Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Kate is the kind of leader the residents of the 32nd Middlesex District need on Beacon Hill. The kind of leader who will lead with actions, not just words, and who has dedicated her career to serving others.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Urges Voters to Support Pro-Choice Candidates During Primary Season
While much of the attention during the next few months will be on national elections, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts is encouraging Bay State voters to be active in the state and local races that will be critical to protecting reproductive freedom in the Bay State.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts’ Statement on An Act to Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternal Health
We again applaud the legislature for taking a thoughtful step in addressing a critically important issue within our society, and for working to promote equality, health, and justice. It is our sincere hope that this legislation will be enacted into law in the near future.
ROE Act Coalition Statement on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Massachusetts has the opportunity to fight back against the tide, and to fully realize the promise of Roe v. Wade by passing the ROE Act.
Statement from NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts on the Healthy Youth Act
As written, the Healthy Youth Act mandates that schools offering sexuality education classes teach a medically accurate, evidence-based curriculum with information that includes content on the LGBTQ community, consent, contraception, and safe sexual practices.
Statement From NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts on the Trump Administration’s New Rule to Restrict Abortion Access
This is the latest action in a long campaign from the Trump/Pence Administration to attack reproductive health care and make it harder for people to access abortion care.
Statement from NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, ACLU Massachusetts, and Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts on the anti-choice ballot initiative’s failure
At a time when politicians in other states are wedging themselves between patients and their doctors, Massachusetts voters and elected officials are working together to make our state a national leader for reproductive freedom.
Leading state, national medical organizations affirm support of ROE Act
The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) has announced its support of the ROE Act, adding the voices of Massachusetts physicians and medical students to the effort to protect and improve abortion access in Massachusetts.
Labor unions announce support for the ROE Act
The endorsing labor unions represent over 220,000 Massachusetts workers, and include the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Boston Teachers Union (BTU), Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), SEIU Local 509, and 1199SEIU. This is the first concerted labor union effort in support of abortion rights in Massachusetts.
Mayors for the ROE Act
We are speaking out because we want Massachusetts to blaze a clear path forward for health care access, women’s rights, and reproductive freedom.
ROE Act Coalition applauds Democratic Convention resolution to protect and expand abortion access
“As extreme politicians in other states rip away people’s basics rights, the people of Massachusetts are more committed than ever to ensuring every person has the right—and ability—to determine their own lives and futures.”
Statement of the ROE Act Coalition
“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.”
New Guide Takes Aim at Trump Administration’s Attack on Abortion Rights
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.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts sets the record straight about the ROE Act; Governor Baker and Jim Lyons on wrong side of reproductive freedom
In Massachusetts, anti-choice advocates are deliberately working to spread misinformation about the ROE Act. High-level politicians and religious leaders are also using their positions of power to try to impose their ideological agenda to restrict the healthcare of Massachusetts women.
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Response to Cardinal O’Malley’s Comments on the ROE Act
“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.”
NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts Applauds State Legislature for Passing Two Key Reproductive Freedom Bills
“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.
New Poll: Majority of MA Voters Do Not Want Government Interference in Pregnancy Decisions
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.
Sexual Health Lobby Day Fuels Support for Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights
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.