This week: MCFL submits amendments to the late-term abortion bill as Gov. Healey considers next steps, Truth About Choice announces its next stop in Hopkinton, California’s abortion pill reversal lawsuit enters its final stage, and new cases raise concerns about assisted suicide, abortion drug access, and more.
Release date: August 7, 2026
MCFL submits amendment proposal to Gov. Healey on late-term abortion bill
Massachusetts Citizens for Life has submitted a proposed amendment urging Governor Maura Healey to add safeguards to the late-term abortion expansion bill.
READ MORETruth About Choice memorial coming to Hopkinton on September 12
The Truth About Choice memorial exhibition will continue its statewide tour with its next stop at St. John the Evangelist Parish Center in Hopkinton on Saturday, September 12, featuring a display honoring the 49,450 lives lost to abortion in Massachusetts in a single year.
READ MORECalifornia lawsuit over abortion pill reversal enters final stage
The legal battle involving Heartbeat International and RealOptions over abortion pill reversal information has entered its final stage after weeks of testimony in California.
READ MORECampaign encourages civil rights complaints over assisted suicide laws
Patients Rights Action Fund has launched a campaign encouraging patients with disabilities, healthcare professionals, and others affected by assisted suicide laws to submit civil rights complaints to federal agencies.
READ MOREBaby Gabriel’s life at center of surrogacy legal battle over abortion decision
An Alaska surrogate mother is fighting a legal battle to protect the life of the baby she is carrying after the child’s biological parents allegedly sought an abortion following a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
READ MORECanadian woman euthanized despite previously refusing assisted death
The family of an 83-year-old Canadian woman is raising concerns after she was euthanized under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program despite previously telling relatives she did not want the procedure.
READ MOREBoston Globe columnist examines concerns over late-term abortion bill
In a recent opinion article for The Boston Globe, journalist Kara Bettis Carvalho examines the debate surrounding Massachusetts’ newly approved late-term abortion bill and the concerns raised by opponents over changes to existing safeguards.
READ MOREBritish parents travel to Texas for historic fetal surgery after baby’s diagnosis
After their unborn son was diagnosed with a severe form of gastroschisis, British parents traveled to Texas for groundbreaking fetal surgery that treated their baby before birth.
READ MORETodd Blanche says DOJ is working on policies to stop abortion drug shipments
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice is developing policies aimed at addressing the distribution of abortion drugs across state lines.
READ MOREWelcome to Kathy Hochul’s New York: NRLC warns about assisted suicide law
National Right to Life Director Raimundo Rojas examines New York’s newly implemented assisted suicide law and raises concerns about its impact on vulnerable patients.
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