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Massachusetts sees a sharp abortion increase driven by out-of-state cases, pro-life bills face study orders, New Hampshire Senate rejects abortion expansion, HHS investigates 13 states for conscience violations, and Matt Vallière updates on assisted suicide risks.

Release date: March 20, 2026

Out-of-state abortions drive record increase in Massachusetts

Recently released state data show abortions in Massachusetts rose sharply in 2024, reaching 49,450 cases, more than double the 24,355 reported in 2023.

Massachusetts Legislature puts all pro-life bills on hold

This week, the Massachusetts Legislature placed all the pro-life bills we support at Massachusetts Citizens for Life under “study order,” effectively blocking them from advancing during the current 2025–2026 legislative session.

HHS investigates 13 states for violating federal abortion conscience protections

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced investigations into thirteen states for allegedly coercing health care entities to provide coverage of, or pay for, abortion contrary to conscience.

Nearly half of Americans say abortion is morally wrong, survey shows

A 2025 Pew Research Center survey finds that 47 percent of U.S. adults consider abortion morally wrong, highlighting enduring pro-life sentiment across the country.

New Hampshire Senate rejects bill to codify abortion as a right

The New Hampshire Senate voted 16-8 against SB551, a bill that would have established abortion as a state-protected right and provided legal shields for abortionists, including those performing abortions on out-of-state women or shipping abortion pills across state lines.

SBA Pro-Life: Trump-Vance DOJ sides with abortion industry

The U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump-Vance administration moved to dismiss lawsuits from Florida and Texas challenging the FDA’s mail-order abortion drug policy, marking the second such action in a week.

South Korea marriages rise 8% in 2025 as young adults shift attitudes

South Korea recorded 240,000 marriages in 2025, an 8.1% increase over 2024, continuing a three-year rebound from an 11-year decline.

MCFL chairman-elect to deliver APR workshop at international pregnancy conference

Paul DeBeasi, chairman-elect of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, will lead a workshop on Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) at the Heartbeat International 2026 Annual International Pregnancy Help Conference.

Watch: assisted suicide update with Matt Vallière

Matt Vallière, executive director of Patients Rights Action Fund and Institute for Patients’ Rights, joins Myrna Maloney Flynn, president of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, for a detailed discussion on assisted suicide and its legal and ethical implications in Massachusetts.