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State legislators pass new abortion access bill for public colleges

Daily Free Press Staff August 3, 2022
Massachusetts expands and protects abortion access with a new law signed Friday by Gov. Baker, a month after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
State House lawmakers approve a bill Wednesday ensuring access to free birth control in Massachusetts. PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Overwhelming ‘yea’ for no copay birth control bill in Massachusetts House

Jordan Kimmel November 13, 2017

Massachusetts House legislators sanctioned a bill Wednesday that guarantees residents access to free birth control in the state and protects them from changes to the same federal law. The bill guarantees...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the Boston Women’s March on Jan. 21. Healey has sued the federal government following the Trump administration’s new regulations regarding birth control.  PHOTO BY OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Healey sues Trump administration over new contraceptive regulations

JenRacoosin October 12, 2017

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued President Donald Trump’s administration Friday over new regulations which would allow employers to deny their employees contraceptive health coverage...

Pro-abortion rights groups and the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts attend the Contraceptive Access Bill Hearing at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY KAYLIE FELSBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts legislators, activists discuss bill for contraceptives

Daily Free Press Staff October 4, 2017

By Alana Fialkoff and Kaylie Felsberg Massachusetts legislators, healthcare providers and activists convened on Tuesday morning at the State House for a hearing that discussed a redraft of a bill...

Two protesters stand outside of the Planned Parenthood Greater Boston Health Center on Commonwealth Avenue. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protesters assemble outside Planned Parenthood as donations to organization increase

Blau Ramos November 17, 2016

Donald Trump’s Election Day victory has left people across the nation questioning the fate of organizations Trump and his Vice President-elect Mike Pence have expressed opposition against during...

Three people were killed and nine were injured in a shootout at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on Friday. PHOTO BY JOHNNY LIU/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Planned Parenthood sees increased security following Colorado shooting

Kennedy Davis December 1, 2015

Following a Friday shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado that left three dead and nine injured, clinics in Boston are considering increased security measures. Robert Lewis Dear, who has...

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