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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.

Alabama has joined multistate lawsuits challenging abortion shield laws in New York, California, and Massachusetts. These legal actions target protections that allow abortion providers and patients to avoid prosecution across state lines.

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.

Massachusetts pro-lifers are mobilizing to stop a new abortion law in the state. Efforts are underway to oppose the legislation impacting abortion regulations in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey criticized her Republican opponent Mike Minogue for supporting Donald Trump and his policies, including his stance on ICE and abortion protections. Healey highlighted her proposal to suspend the state's gas tax temporarily to provide relief to drivers and defended the Massachusetts Shield Act, which protects abortion and gender-affirming care patients from out-of-state investigations.

Massachusetts Citizens for Life offers a weekly newsletter delivering top pro-life headlines every Friday. This service provides regular updates on pro-life news relevant to Massachusetts and beyond.

An effort to repeal abortion laws is gaining momentum in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Citizens for Life is involved in this movement to change abortion legislation in the state.

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.

Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas have filed a lawsuit against New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court challenging abortion shield laws.

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.

Several states have filed lawsuits against Massachusetts over its abortion shield laws. These legal actions challenge Massachusetts' protections related to abortion.

Red-state attorneys general are challenging Massachusetts' abortion 'shield' law in the US Supreme Court. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has vowed to fight this legal challenge.

Attorney General Murrill and other state attorneys general are suing New York, California, and Massachusetts over their 'Abortion Shield Laws'. The lawsuit targets these states' laws that protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal actions.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell vowed to vigorously defend the state's abortion shield laws in a US Supreme Court challenge filed by Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana, which allege these laws violate the Constitution. The shield laws, strengthened by Massachusetts legislation signed in 2025, protect abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients from out-of-state investigations and legal liability, including telehealth services.

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.

The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas filed a lawsuit on September 30 challenging the abortion 'shield laws' of New York, California, and Massachusetts, asking the Supreme Court to hear the case. The lawsuit argues that these shield laws protect abortion providers who mail abortion-inducing drugs to states with abortion restrictions, and the case has drawn responses from both sides, including statements from New York Attorney General Letitia James and pro-life leader Marjorie Dannenfelser.

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.

Gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue addresses topics including the suspension of the gas tax, his support for Donald Trump, and abortion issues. These statements pertain to his campaign in Massachusetts.

The ACLJ filed a reply brief in the First Circuit Court of Appeals defending Your Options Medical Centers, a Massachusetts-based pro-life Pregnancy Resource Center, against government actions by Governor Maura Healey, the Department of Public Health, and Reproductive Equity Now that allegedly targeted the center for its pro-life speech and services. The brief argues that Massachusetts officials used regulatory power to punish and suppress disfavored speech by branding pro-life centers as deceptive and issuing licensing guidance threatening medical professionals who discuss life-affirming alternatives, violating constitutional protections.

A Massachusetts bishop has instructed his priests to meet privately with Catholic politicians who supported recent abortion legislation, urging them to repent and warning them not to receive Communion until they change their public stance. The bishop also directed that if these individuals present themselves for Communion after being warned, they must be denied the Eucharist to prevent scandal, with this policy taking effect after the November elections.

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.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is proposing to expand a state-backed home-visiting program to include every newborn family in the state, allowing healthcare providers to make assessments and offer support within days or weeks after birth. Critics express concerns that this mandatory visitation could represent government overreach and lead to investigations of parents based on their beliefs, while Healey has also supported legislation legalizing abortion up to birth and defended the state's removal of a Catholic couple's daughter over disputes related to gender identity counseling.

Angela Stanton King, founder of Auntie Angie’s House, argues that the pro-life movement must provide practical support such as housing, food, and prenatal care to mothers in need to offer a real alternative to abortion. She highlights Massachusetts' recent law expanding abortion access after 24 weeks and calls for equal commitment to supporting women who choose motherhood beyond just opposing abortion.

In late July, MFI received credible information that the Massachusetts legislature was moving to strip away virtually every remaining restriction on abortion in the Commonwealth, legalizing abortion past 24 weeks with no requirement of medical justification. We sounded the alarm. And within a single week, our fears were confirmed. The bill was rushed through committee with ... Read more