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Massachusetts health care providers are now delivering more abortion services to out-of-state patients than to residents, primarily through telehealth and mailing abortion pills without in-person visits. The state's Shield Law protects these providers from out-of-state legal actions, enabling Massachusetts to play a significant role in supporting abortion access nationwide, including in states with strict abortion restrictions.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Your Options Medical, an anti-abortion center, claiming Massachusetts violated its First Amendment and equal protection rights by targeting it in a state-funded campaign warning about crisis pregnancy centers. The ruling supports Massachusetts' efforts to promote abortion access and counter misinformation from such centers within the state.