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Massachusetts abortion law protects the right in Massachusetts, even if the Supreme Court strikes down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Massachusetts has a so-called "trigger law" to explicitly protect a woman's right to choose should Roe v. Wade be overturned. Every state in New England has one...

An interview with Geoff Diehl.

The 1973 landmark case legalizing abortion could hang in the balance as the U.S. Supreme Court takes up the legality of a Mississippi abortion law.

At the end of the day, senators care more about protecting themselves from inconvenient floor votes than they do about passing legislation.

The demonstration in Boston was just one of many happening across the country in response to a Texas law that bars most abortions.

A nationwide push to protect abortion rights was front and center in Boston on Saturday, as around 2,000 people gathered in the city's Roxbury neighborhood as...

Buzz after that first flurry of news coverage around the texas ban? >> yeah, there have been calls for a roe act for a long time. ever since justice kennedy announced his retirement back in 2018. we knew that the ideological makeup of the supreme court was about to shift. so that hasnt happened in all of that time with the enactment of other laws that have made abortion inaccessible for so many women in this country for years. i dont know that that will happen. one thing that has been happening,...

Washington D.C., May 29, 2019 / 11:01 pm (CNA).- Are childless, spouseless women actually happier than their married counterparts? A widely-circulated finding from a study by a London professor suggests that while marriage increases the happiness of men, married women are actually more miserable than single women. “We do have some good longitudinal data following the same people over time, but I am going to do a massive disservice to that science and just say: if you’re a man, you should pr...

Emily’s List targeting Gov. Charlie Baker in new campaign for refusing to expand abortion rights in Massachusetts Updated 8:00 AM; By Steve LeBlanc | The Associated Press A national political action committee dedicated to helping elect Democratic woman who support abortion rights say they are targeting a series of Republican governors, including Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker. The group, EMILY’s List, faulted Baker for refusing to expand abortion rights in Massachusetts. Specifically, th...