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Judge rules Massachusetts can warn public about pregnancy resource centers
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (555+ words) A federal judge ruled that Massachusetts was cautioning the public about the quality of medical care offered by pregnancy resource centers, not targeting the centers" religious beliefs. In 2024, the Healey administration launched what it described as a "first-in-the-nation public education…...
Many at-risk, young, pregnant women saved from spiraling by Roca, Tufts report says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (546+ words) BOSTON " When a friend introduced Nyajea to Roca, a violence intervention program, she wasn't interested. After she lost custody of her son, she decided to go to Roca in Springfield to better her life. It wasn't easy, especially after her…...
Mass. AG Campbell urges Congress to reject abortion restrictions in health care talks
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (630+ words) Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell, joined by 21 colleagues nationwide, is urging congressional leaders to reject efforts to tie restrictions on abortion to the extension of soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act tax credits. On Monday, Campbell and her fellow attorneys general sent…...
Abortion foes celebrate this mega-retailer’s decision not to stock abortion medication
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) Abortion opponents are taking a victory lap over warehouse retailer Costco's decision not to stock abortion medication at its in-store pharmacies. "There's no question this is a win for Costco shareholders," Michael Ross, legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF),…...
On Dobbs anniversary, Mass. pols warn of attack on abortion rights in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (915+ words) It's been three years since the U.S. Supreme Court toppled Roe v. Wade in a ruling that sent the fight over abortion rights back to the states, resulting in laws that restricted or banned access to the procedure for millions of people…...