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Category: Abortion rights

Posted inCommunity Voices

Opinion: Civil injustice, or how not to keep a republic

by Hon. James M. Cronin August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

In all, the justices cast aside precedent, conflict of interest and all other principles of judicial restraint in a scheme to align the law with their political and religious preferences.

Posted inThe Chat

Watch The Chat: Abortion rights in Greater New Bedford

by The New Bedford Light June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

The New Bedford Light’s Jack Spillane was joined by women leaders from across South Coast to talk about abortion rights in Greater New Bedford after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Posted inAbortion rights

Critics assail pregnancy centers, which outnumber abortion clinics in Southeastern Mass.

by Anastasia E. Lennon June 28, 2022July 1, 2022

“These centers are often anti-abortion organizations that are working to dissuade and manipulate pregnant women.” — Taylor St. Germain, Reproductive Equity Now

Posted inAbortion rights

House bill would shield reproductive health care providers, patients from out-of-state legal action

by Katie Lannan / State House News Service June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

It outlines broad liability protections for both providers who offer abortions, which remain legal in Massachusetts following the Supreme Court’s ruling, and related care as well as for patients who receive them.

Posted inCommunity Voices

Commentary: Defending democracy and a woman’s right to choose

by Joanne Murray June 26, 2022June 28, 2022

Women, especially low-income women, will be forced to have illegal and potentially dangerous abortions. Women and mothers, sisters and daughters will die as a result of this ruling.

Posted inCommunity Voices

Updated: Community reacts to Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

by The New Bedford Light June 26, 2022June 30, 2022

Comments pour in from advocates, readers and public officials. “I am extremely discouraged, saddened, shocked, and angry,” says one reader.

Posted inCommunity Voices

Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

by Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University June 24, 2022June 28, 2022

The ruling does not mean that abortion is banned throughout the United States. Rather, arguments about the legality of abortion will now play out in state legislatures.

Posted inJack Spillane column

New Bedford sits in the middle of Southeastern Mass. ‘abortion desert’

by Jack Spillane May 25, 2022June 28, 2022

Nowhere in Greater New Bedford, Fall River or Cape Cod is there a single clinic or hospital that performs abortions

Posted inRoe v. Wade

Local abortion rights groups brace for possible overturn of Roe v. Wade

by Anastasia E. Lennon May 16, 2022June 28, 2022

While abortion would still be legal in Massachusetts, advocates and providers say bans in other states could drive up the need for more resources locally, with some already expanding services.

Posted inPolitics

Leaked Supreme Court draft underscores significance of 2020 ROE act in Mass.

by Katie Lannan / State House News Service May 3, 2022June 28, 2022

The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling in the case challenging the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationally, but the draft opinion obtained by Politico shows a majority vote to strike it down.

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