Massachusetts Citizens for Life is co-sponsoring an effort launched by Massachusetts Family Action to suspend and repeal Chapter 188, the abortion expansion law signed by Gov. Maura Healey on August 10.
Following the passage of legislation expanding late-term abortion in Massachusetts and Governor Maura Healey's signing of the bill into law on August 10, Massachusetts Citizens for Life has launched a statewide legislator accountability campaign with the participation of its supporters and members of the public, including those who consider themselves “pro-choice.”
Earlier today, Governor Healey signed bill H.5595 into law, allowing elective abortion in Massachusetts up until birth. Our initial response follows below, along with a new resource: information on late-term abortion and support options for women.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life President Myrna Maloney Flynn delivers a proposed amendment to the late-term abortion bill at Governor Maura Healey's office on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life President Myrna Maloney Flynn on Tuesday delivered a proposed amendment to Governor Maura Healey's office, urging the governor to return the recently approved abortion expansion bill with changes that preserve protections for women and viable, healthy unborn children.
WALPOLE, Massachusetts.— Yesterday, after lawmakers suspended the chamber's rules to expedite its passage on the final day of formal legislative sessions, the Massachusetts Senate approved legislation that would remove the state's current 24-week abortion limit and allow abortions throughout all nine months of pregnancy, including on viable unborn children.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life (MCFL) is responding to a July 21 Boston Globe article covering H.5595/S.1563, a radical Massachusetts late-term abortion bill currently before the Massachusetts Legislature.
We're pleased to share with you the June 2026 edition of the National Right to Life Newsletter.