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Boston Police separate Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood participants from pro-choice counter protestors on Saturday. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy intends to keep reproductive rights protected in Massachusetts. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump’s presidency could change abortion policy. What does it mean for Massachusetts?

Hannah Portman November 21, 2024
As she walked into Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue at the start of her sophomore year of college, a 2022 Boston University alum said she felt a sense of relief. “I knew that it would be over soon and that I could put the situation behind me, and I was lucky,” she said.
Participants at the third annual Boston Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood hold up signs that read, “Personhood Now,” at the rally in Kenmore Square on Saturday. The rally began at the Planned Parenthood on Commonwealth Avenue, and members continued marching through Boston University’s campus until they reached the Boston Common. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Men’s March against abortion meets counter protests along Commonwealth Avenue

Julia Hendler November 18, 2024
The third annual National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood took place Saturday morning and marched through Boston University’s campus.
A sign outside of Planned Parenthood in Boston. Boston residents remain divided about abortion rights following the 2024 Presidential Election. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘The Devil loves abortion’: Pro-life, -choice leaders in Boston stirred by reproductive rights after Trump’s victory

Lauren Albano November 8, 2024
Reproductive rights were a pivotal issue in Tuesday’s presidential election, with Boston voters either celebrating or grappling with former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The emergency contraception vending machine in the basement of the George Sherman Union. A student-led initiative organized the installation of a Plan B vending machine at Boston University Medical Campus. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New Plan B vending machine installed at BU Medical Campus

Samantha Genzer September 11, 2024
A Plan B vending machine was installed at the Boston University Medical Campus.
Planned Parenthood - Greater Boston Health Center. June 24 will mark two years since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision that ended the federal right to abortion, overturning a nearly 50-year precedent. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Two years post-Roe: Greater Boston assesses local impact, looks ahead to November

Lauren Albano June 1, 2024
In the face of increased restrictions on abortion nationwide, since the case was overturned, Massachusetts continues to legally protect abortion. Greater Boston community members and leaders recognize how two years post-Roe have impacted Massachusetts and how abortion may affect the 2024 presidential election.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The U.S. history of gag rules is gag-worthy | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 30, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is currently appealing a gag order imposed on him by United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan as part of his civil fraud trial, which is investigating his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

This is about more than ye— the line between sympathy and turning a blind eye | On The Record

Addison Schmidt October 21, 2022
There’s a strong division that has to exist between sympathizing with the difficult side effects of Ye’s disorder and turning a blind-eye to the damaging behavior that occurs as a result of it.
Men's march

Men’s March protest met with pro-abortion protest at the State House

Daily Free Press Staff October 17, 2022
Anti-abortion protestors gathered outside Planned Parenthood at 1055 Commonwealth Avenue and walked to the Massachusetts State House at a “Men’s March for Life” rally on Saturday, a national organization that calls on men to abolish abortion, rally for personhood and be “men of god,” according to the Men’s March mission statement.
Abortion Protest

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.
Abortion is a human right sign

Boston protestors gather to speak out against drafted Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade

Talia Lissauer May 5, 2022
Thousands of pro-choice protesters gathered at the Massachusetts State House May 3.
East to West: Mar. 4, 2022

East to West: Mar. 4, 2022

Ellen Maloney March 4, 2022

Spring break! Today on East to West, we cover members of the BU community standing with Ukraine, BU’s updated mask mandate, and more. Click here to stream this episode of “East to West” on Spotify,...

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