This week: 15 days left to collect signatures to repeal Chapter 188, legislators respond to MCFL’s accountability campaign, Truth About Choice heads to Agawam and the State House, new developments in the FDA’s abortion pill safety review, and more.
Release date: October 9, 2026
Legislators are responding: MCFL accountability campaign now asks candidates
Since launching our “Hold Them Accountable for Abortion Up to Birth” campaign on August 20, hundreds of MCFL supporters have contacted their state legislators, prompting responses on restoring legal protections for viable unborn babies and funding abortion alternatives.
READ MORE15 days left to collect signatures to repeal Massachusetts abortion law
With just 15 days remaining, volunteers are working to collect signatures for the effort to repeal Massachusetts’ new late-term abortion law. All petition sheets must be delivered to town halls by Friday, October 23, at 5:00 PM.
READ MORETruth About Choice memorial coming to Agawam and State House
Following successful events at UMass Amherst and in Hopkinton, MCFL’s Truth About Choice memorial is heading to Agawam and the Massachusetts State House.
READ MOREGallery: MCFL celebrates 53 years with Riley Gaines at sold-out banquet
On Friday, September 25, 2026, Massachusetts Citizens for Life celebrated 53 years of pro-life action with a sold-out anniversary banquet at the Boston Marriott Newton.
READ MOREFederal court order protects Illinois Catholic hospitals from assisted suicide law
A federal court order is protecting more than 95% of Catholic health care institutions in Illinois from enforcement of the state’s assisted suicide law.
READ MOREFDA delays mifepristone safety review until March 2027
The FDA expects to complete its safety review of mifepristone, the abortion-inducing drug commonly used with misoprostol, by March 2027, according to an October 7 court filing in a lawsuit brought by Louisiana.
READ MOREStudy: FDA lacked evidence to remove in-person mifepristone requirement
A new peer-reviewed article by Charlotte Lozier Institute scholars argues that the FDA lacked sufficient evidence to remove the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone in 2021.
READ MOREMCFL releases fall 2026 magazine featuring abortion law repeal effort
MCFL’s fall 2026 digital magazine, Our Most Dynamic Season Ever, is now available.
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