Dem Gov Maura Healey signs sweeping Massachusetts bill allowing abortions up to birth

Massachusetts joins nine other states in removing gestational age limits, allowing abortions up to birth, as Healey vows abortion will remain safe, legal and accessible.

Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill on Monday that legalizes abortions in the state throughout the duration of pregnancy.

Massachusetts joined nine other states and Washington, D.C., on Monday by removing all gestational age limits for abortion. Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) on Monday signed a bill passed by the state legislature at the end of July that allows for elective abortion through all weeks of pregnancy based upon the professional jud

Massachusetts eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy. “We believe that health care decisions should be made between women and families and their doctors, not politicians,” Gov. Maura Healey, a