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A hand reaching to grab a tampon out of a feminine product dispenser

City files hearing to implement pilot program providing free menstrual products in municipal buildings

Katrina Scalise February 21, 2023
The Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy is beginning a pilot program that will provide free menstrual products in city buildings in the coming months.
East to West: Sep. 30, 2022

East to West: Sep. 30, 2022

Taylor Hawthorne September 30, 2022

Happy Hocus Pocus 2 Release Day! Today on East to West we cover the evacuation of the Rafik B. Hariri building, the return of the Overnight Host Program, a die-in at Government Center, and more. Click...

Meredith Varner

American Protest: The Breakdown of Trump’s Ridiculous Speech at the March for Life

Meredith Varner January 28, 2020
It is scary to have a president who vehemently voices these ideologies — especially when they violate my rights as a woman and the separation of church and state. Instead of trying to save an unborn and undeveloped fetus, these protestors should be fighting for a reformed foster care system or better family planning for women.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the Boston Women’s March on Jan. 21. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Maura Healey’s lawsuit against expansion of religious exemptions dismissed

Samantha Day March 15, 2018
U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Monday in a lawsuit she filed against the federal government over contraceptive mandates.

Massachusetts Senate overturns archaic laws concerning women’s health

Jordan Kimmel January 31, 2018

The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday opposing outdated statutes affecting a woman’s right to access contraceptives and abortion. It is now awaiting approval in the House of Representatives...

EDIT: Controlling birth control?

Daily Free Press Admin March 25, 2014

A divided Supreme Court argued Tuesday whether the religious beliefs of business owners could exempt them from providing their employees insurance coverage for all types of contraceptives under a requirement...

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