Abortion Drugs & Practices

Volunteers in Massachusetts have 15 days left to collect signatures to repeal the state's new late-term abortion law, with all petition sheets due to town halls by October 23 at 5:00 PM. Supporters can find signing locations and resources through Repeal188.com and the Compassionate Care Coalition's social media pages to assist in the signature collection effort.

Massachusetts has ballot questions featured in the Northeast Notebook for October 7, 2026. The coverage also includes topics on the Albany budget and abortion pills.

Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama have filed lawsuits against abortion pill providers and the states of California, Massachusetts, and New York over laws shielding abortion pill providers. The lawsuit challenges mail-order abortion and names Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants Inc.

Massachusetts bishops have expressed support for a petition to suspend the state's late-term abortion law. This action reflects ongoing pro-life advocacy within Massachusetts regarding abortion legislation.

A Massachusetts bishop is calling on Catholics to work toward repealing the law that allows abortions up to birth in the state. This reflects ongoing pro-life efforts within Massachusetts to challenge late-term abortion legislation.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced federal lawsuits against New York, California, and Massachusetts for enabling mail-order abortions by refusing to extradite abortionists charged with sending abortion pills into Louisiana, where elective abortion is banned. The state argues that these 'shield' laws violate Louisiana's sovereignty and criminal laws, citing cases where mailed abortion drugs resulted in the deaths of babies and harm to women, and is also challenging the FDA's 2023 policy allowing telehealth prescribing and mail delivery of abortion pills in federal court.

Massachusetts Citizens for Life provides guidance on how to collect signatures to repeal the state's new late-term abortion law. The effort focuses on mobilizing support within Massachusetts to challenge recent abortion legislation.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed legislation effective November 2026 allowing abortion after 24 weeks based on physicians' subjective professional judgment, permitting termination up to birth. Shortly after, she promoted expanding postpartum care and a program called Welcome Family to support mothers and families, raising questions about the state's role in both late-term abortion and newborn welfare monitoring.

Sielicki reports on a coalition seeking a referendum to repeal recently enacted Massachusetts abortion legislation. She describes the petition effort and the coalition's objections to the law's treatment of later abortion.

Root criticizes Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's support for expanded abortion access and contrasts it with her public identification as Catholic. He argues that bishops should consider formal ecclesiastical discipline rather than limit their response to public statements.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a law allowing abortions throughout pregnancy, making the state the 10th to permit third-trimester abortions with broader physician discretion and legal protections. Board-certified OBGYN Dr. Christina Francis criticized the law, arguing that late-term abortions pose significant risks to mothers and are medically unnecessary since emergency deliveries are faster and safer.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a law on August 10 removing all abortion limits in the state, allowing late-term abortions at the physician's discretion. The law has drawn sharp criticism from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Massachusetts Catholic leaders, who called it a grave moral wrong and scandal, with some advocating for Healey's excommunication.

Ferguson responds to changes in Massachusetts abortion law by arguing that human dignity must include children in the womb. He combines legal and medical claims with a Christian case for protecting unborn life and supporting pregnant women.

Van Maren condemns the signing of Massachusetts legislation that he characterizes as removing remaining limits on later abortion. The essay uses graphic language and moral argument to criticize the celebration surrounding the bill.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a law removing previous restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks, allowing physicians to perform late-term abortions based on their professional medical judgment. The law eliminates the state's prior list of qualifying conditions for abortions after 24 weeks and is set to take effect 90 days after signing, sparking significant debate over abortion limits and medical discretion in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts signed a new abortion law that removes the government-imposed time limit on abortions and shifts decision-making authority for late-term abortions to physicians. The law allows abortions up until birth with physician approval, replacing the previous narrow framework that limited late-term abortions to specific medical circumstances.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill removing the restriction on abortions at or after 24 weeks, making the state's abortion law one of the broadest in the country. The law, which passed the Legislature with bipartisan opposition, will take effect in 90 days and allows abortions based on a physician's professional judgment.

Massachusetts Democratic Governor Maura Healey signed Bill H.5595, legalizing abortion up to the moment of delivery without requiring a life-threatening condition for the mother. The law also shifts late-term abortion approval to the discretion of abortion providers and allows abortions outside hospitals, drawing criticism from pro-life groups in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts passed law H 5595 removing previous restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks, allowing physicians to use their professional judgment and permitting such abortions outside hospitals. Governor Healey signed the law to ensure patients can receive late-term abortion care within Massachusetts without needing to travel out of state.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a law allowing abortions to be performed at any point before birth, removing the previous 24-week limit and permitting later abortions based on a physician's professional judgment. The law change was influenced by local advocates Kate Dineen and Alex Lawton, who previously had to travel out of state for abortion care due to restrictive limits in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act, removing abortion restrictions after 24 weeks and allowing doctors to use their professional judgment to permit late-term abortions. This makes Massachusetts the 10th state with no gestational limit on abortion, joining other Democratic-controlled states that have strengthened abortion protections since the Dobbs decision.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5595 into law, legalizing abortion up until the moment of birth and removing previous protections for unborn babies after 24 weeks. The law allows physicians to make abortion decisions based on their medical judgment without legal or insurance oversight, effectively permitting late-term abortions throughout all nine months of pregnancy in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts updated its abortion law in 2026 to allow physicians to perform abortions after 24 weeks based on their professional medical judgment, expanding on previous law that permitted late-term abortions only in specific cases such as preserving the life or health of the gestating person or severe fetal diagnoses. Despite rumors claiming the state legalized abortion until birth, the new law maintains physician oversight and does not grant unrestricted abortion access after 24 weeks.

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Governor Maura Healey signed a new law in Massachusetts that allows abortions at 24 weeks or later based solely on a physician's professional judgment, expanding access beyond previous restrictions that required specific circumstances like preserving the patient's life. The law aims to prevent patients from having to travel out of state for late-term abortions, a situation highlighted by a Boston couple who previously traveled to Maryland for care after their baby suffered a catastrophic stroke in utero.