As a Massachusetts proposal to expand abortion access nears the finish line, a longtime advocate now finds reproductive rights issues âhitting homeâ particularly hard.
Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch of Temple Anshe Amunim in Pittsfield has advocated over the past two years for the Massachusetts Legislature to pass the ROE Act, which seeks to âremove obstacles and expand abortion access.â This year, Hirsch has become pregnant.
âItâs very present, this worry over where you fall in this spectrum of what can happen and what canât,â she said. âAnd in pregnancy, itâs not always assured what happens, and thereâs a lot of twists and turns that Iâm very closely in touch with right now, being pregnant.â