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Abortion in Massachusetts is legal throughout pregnancy; terminations after the 24th week are based on the professional judgment of the physician. Modern
Abortion_in_Massachusetts
The legality of abortion in the United States and the restrictions imposed on the procedure vary significantly, among the states or other jurisdictions
Abortion law in the United States by state
Abortion_law_in_the_United_States_by_state
basis of abortion law in the colonies and the early Republic. Connecticut was the first state to regulate abortion in 1821; it outlawed abortion after quickening
Abortion_in_the_United_States
Laws to protect doctors providing abortion
abortion services for patients from states where abortion is illegal. California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Washington have passed
Abortion shield laws in the United States
Abortion_shield_laws_in_the_United_States
Laws that allow, prohibit, or regulate abortion
explicitly protect abortion rights in its constitution, while Yugoslavia implicitly inscribed abortion rights in its constitution in 1974. Abortion continues to
Abortion_law
Termination of a pregnancy
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. The unmodified word abortion generally refers to induced abortion
Abortion
American healthcare business
abortion-related healthcare services in the United States. The Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project was founded by Angel Foster in 2023. The MAP is a subsidiary
The Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project
The_Massachusetts_Medication_Abortion_Access_Project
Minors abortion law
minor daughter may legally have an abortion. A minor does not require parental consent or notification for abortions in Australia. Western Australia was
Minors_and_abortion
U.S. state
pro-choice states in the Union. A 2014 Pew Research Center poll found that 74% of Massachusetts residents supported the right to an abortion in all/most cases
Massachusetts
Comparative overview of abortion law and practice
Abortion in Europe varies considerably between countries and territories due to differing national laws and policies on its legality, availability of
Abortion_in_Europe
eras. In much of the Western world during the 20th century, abortion-rights movements were successful in having abortion bans repealed. While abortion remains
History_of_abortion
American anti-abortion terrorist
was an American anti-abortion extremist who carried out fatal shootings at two abortion facilities in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 30, 1994
John_Salvi
The Mayor of Quincy is the head of the municipal government in Quincy, Massachusetts. "Former Quincy mayor Sheets says he may run for U.S. Congress". Cotter
List of mayors of Quincy, Massachusetts
List_of_mayors_of_Quincy,_Massachusetts
1971 ethics essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson
"A Defense of Abortion" is a moral philosophy essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson first published in Philosophy & Public Affairs in 1971. Granting for the sake
A_Defense_of_Abortion
Abortion in Iowa is illegal for physicians after detection of embryonic cardiac-cell activity. Embryonic cardiac-cell activity can be detected from around
Abortion_in_Iowa
2022 U.S. Supreme Court case on abortion
United States Supreme Court in which the court held that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. The court's decision overruled
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women's_Health_Organization
Debate on circumstances permitting abortion of fetus
abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious discourse that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. In English-speaking
Abortion_debate
American lawyer and academic
president of the Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts, formerly on the board member of Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts and a founder
Carrie_N._Baker
American Catholic prelate (born 1964)
ultimately-successful legislative effort to remove limits to late-term abortion in Massachusetts. The statement said that the proposed legislation was "a radical
Richard_Henning
Governor of Massachusetts since 2023
expanding access to abortion services in Massachusetts, and ensuring that every woman in Massachusetts has access to abortion, regardless of where she
Maura_Healey
Abortion in Connecticut is legal up to the point of fetal viability, or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health (including mental health)
Abortion_in_Connecticut
Violence committed against individuals and organizations that provide abortion services
Anti-abortion violence is violence committed against individuals and organizations that perform abortions or provide abortion counseling. Incidents of
Anti-abortion_violence
American philosopher (1929–2020)
the thought experiment titled the trolley problem and her writings on abortion. She is credited with naming, developing, and initiating the extensive
Judith_Jarvis_Thomson
1973 US Supreme Court decision on abortion, overruled 2022
Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right of pregnant women to choose to have an abortion before
Roe_v._Wade
Abortion in Alabama is illegal. Historically, Alabama's abortion laws have evolved from strict regulations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to
Abortion_in_Alabama
American healthcare business
clinic that provides medication abortion and other reproductive and sexual health services through telehealth. Founded in 2021 by Kiki Freedman, Gaby Izarra
Hey_Jane
American abortion provider (1941–2009)
three abortion clinics nationwide that provided late-term abortions. On May 31, 2009, Tiller was fatally shot by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion extremist
George_Tiller
American physician and murder victim
and abortion provider who was assassinated in his home by James Charles Kopp, a militant member of the US anti-abortion movement. Slepian was born in Cambridge
Barnett_Slepian
Medical facility which provides resources and procedures to terminate pregnancies
An abortion clinic or abortion provider is a medical facility that provides abortions. Such clinics may be public medical centers, private medical practices
Abortion_clinic
Non-theistic religious organization
non-theistic new religious movement, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Established in response to the "intrusion of Christian
The_Satanic_Temple
Abortion in Minnesota is legal at all stages of pregnancy and is restricted only to standards of good medical practice. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled
Abortion_in_Minnesota
Abortion in Arizona is legal up to the point of fetal viability, as a result of Arizona Proposition 139 being put into the Arizona state constitution
Abortion_in_Arizona
Abortion in Louisiana is illegal as of August 1, 2022. In 2022, Governor John Bel Edwards signed a law criminalizing abortion providers. An earlier version
Abortion_in_Louisiana
Abortion in Alaska is legal at all stages of pregnancy to birth. In September 2024, an Alaska superior court judge struck down the requirement that only
Abortion_in_Alaska
Abortion in New Jersey is legal at all stages of pregnancy. Abortion-related laws were drafted by the legislature by the end of the 1900s. These laws would
Abortion_in_New_Jersey
Impact of COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic, anti-abortion government officials in several American states enacted or attempted to enact restrictions on abortion, characterizing it
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on abortion in the United States
Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_abortion_in_the_United_States
American organization to educate on abortion
awareness about abortion pills, in a break from traditional organizations like Planned Parenthood. Mayday advocated in Massachusetts for a law to shield
Mayday_Health
Abortion in Vermont is legal at all stages of pregnancy to birth. A 2014 Pew Research Center poll showed 70% of adults in the state believed abortion
Abortion_in_Vermont
American reproductive rights advocacy group
of Abortion Laws (NARAL) and NARAL Pro-Choice America, and commonly known as NARAL (/ˈnɛərəl/ NAIR-əl), is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization in the
Reproductive_Freedom_for_All
American politician and baseball player (1931–1986)
require abortion clinics to perform Rh factor testing prior to an abortion. As a result of his efforts during his first term in office, the Massachusetts Citizens
William_D._Mullins
Abortion in New Hampshire is legal up to the 24th week of pregnancy as of January 1, 2022, when a new law went into effect. Prior to this, the gestational
Abortion_in_New_Hampshire
certified a referendum on abortion for the 2024 United States elections. This is the most for a single election cycle on record. In order for either measure
2024 United States ballot measures
2024_United_States_ballot_measures
American activist (born 1932)
the birth control and abortion-rights movement. He was jailed eight times in five states in the 1960s for lecturing on abortion and birth control. Baird
Bill_Baird_(activist)
Abortion in New Mexico is legal at all stages of pregnancy. Abortion is private and protected, just like other medical services. The number of abortion
Abortion_in_New_Mexico
American Christian terrorist
anthrax scare letters to abortion providers in 2001. After John Salvi attacked two reproductive health clinics in Massachusetts, he drove to Norfolk, Virginia
Donald_Spitz
legal protection of access to abortion. Such legislation often seeks to guard facilities which provide induced abortion against obstruction, vandalism
Legal protection of access to abortion
Legal_protection_of_access_to_abortion
Prison in Massachusetts
death by an inmate in 1973. John Salvi - Abortion opponent who killed two and wounded five at abortion clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died by suicide
Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Cedar Junction
Massachusetts_Correctional_Institution_–_Cedar_Junction
Alabama and Massachusetts allowed abortions only in cases where the woman's physical health was endangered. In order to obtain abortions during this period
Abortion_in_Mississippi
anti-abortion organizations in the United States. Individual organizations on this list may either be primarily oriented towards anti-abortion activism
List of anti-abortion organizations in the United States
List_of_anti-abortion_organizations_in_the_United_States
American politician
against the 1996 Partial Birth Abortion Ban. During his campaign for Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party in 2007, he claimed that he had a
Peter_G._Torkildsen
American physician (1927–2010)
physician and anti-abortion activist. The first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, the first woman to graduate in surgery from Harvard
Mildred_Fay_Jefferson
1976 United States Supreme Court case
United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld a Massachusetts law requiring parental consent to a minor's abortion, under the provision that "if
Bellotti_v._Baird_(1976)
Non-profit medication abortion information provider
and educational resources on how to access abortion pills by mail in the United States. It was founded in 2015 by Francine Coeytaux, Elisa Wells, and
Plan_C
Abortion in Washington is legal and available up to the point of fetal viability, or in case the pregnancy poses a risk to life or health. In a 2014 poll
Abortion in Washington (state)
Abortion_in_Washington_(state)
American broadcast journalist
our law here in New Hampshire. I do not support late-term abortion, federal funding for abortion or foreign aid being used for abortion....” Following
Gail_Huff_Brown
2022 protests following the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
A series of ongoing protests supporting abortion rights and anti-abortion counter-protests began in the United States on May 2, 2022, following the leak
United States abortion protests (2022–present)
United_States_abortion_protests_(2022–present)
American politician (born 1956)
Expanding Abortion Access In Mass". WBUR. Retrieved January 15, 2021. Marcelo, Philip (December 24, 2020). "Massachusetts governor vetoes abortion expansion
Charlie_Baker
opposition to abortion, and acknowledged authorities in her life and work who say that she did not. Since about 1989, some anti-abortion activists have
Susan B. Anthony abortion dispute
Susan_B._Anthony_abortion_dispute
Abortion in Maine is legal, although terminations after fetal viability can only be performed if a physician determines it to be "medically necessary
Abortion_in_Maine
1905 United States Supreme Court case
Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory
Jacobson_v._Massachusetts
US anti-LGBT activist group
moderate policies on abortion. During Romney's term as governor of Massachusetts, MassResistance criticized him for his stance on abortion, referring to him
MassResistance
The 2022 Kansas abortion referendum was a rejected legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the Kansas Constitution that appeared on the ballot
2022 Kansas abortion referendum
2022_Kansas_abortion_referendum
Hancock Ragsdale (born c. 1959) is an American Episcopal priest based in Massachusetts. She is the former president, and dean of Episcopal Divinity School
Katherine_Hancock_Ragsdale
American politician
an American politician who represents the 34th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, her district
Christine_Barber
American gynecologist and supporter of abortion rights
his support for abortion rights and his advocacy for indigent patients' rights to healthcare. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Sarasota, Florida
Kenneth_C._Edelin
American diplomat and former football player (born 1962)
Biden won and Raphael Warnock won." In May 2022, Walker stated he opposes abortion, and wants no exceptions to abortion bans. He also called for more money
Herschel_Walker
2009 shooting in Wichita, Kansas, US
of the few doctors in the United States to perform late terminations of pregnancy, was murdered by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion extremist. Tiller was
Murder_of_George_Tiller
American philanthropist (1921–2009)
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Eunice Mary Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on July 10, 1921. She was the fifth of nine
Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver
(August 2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 17, 2026. "Missouri Prohibit Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Amendment (2026)". Ballotpedia
2026 United States ballot measures
2026_United_States_ballot_measures
American anti-abortion organization
(NRLC) is the oldest and largest national anti-abortion organization in the United States with affiliates in all 50 states and more than 3,000 local chapters
National Right to Life Committee
National_Right_to_Life_Committee
In American television in 2023, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings;
2023_in_American_television
American economist
abortion laws. These include a 2011 perspective piece comparing the effectiveness of supply-side and demand-side laws in reducing rates of abortions performed
Ted_Joyce
Antiprogestogen and antiglucocorticoid drug
code name RU-486, is a drug typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy. This combination is 97%
Mifepristone
A Massachusetts general election was held on November 4, 1986 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: statewide elections for governor
1986_Massachusetts_elections
Organization of U.S. Democratic attorneys general
that it would not endorse any candidate who did not support abortion. The only anti-abortion Democratic attorney general at the time was Mississippi attorney
Democratic Attorneys General Association
Democratic_Attorneys_General_Association
both §34 and §35. During the 2018 session of the Massachusetts General Court, outdated laws on abortion, adultery and fornication were repealed, but not
LGBTQ_rights_in_Massachusetts
American politician (born 1973)
which was signed into law by Governor Abbott in July 2021. The Texas trigger law outlaws any abortion starting thirty days after the Supreme Court overrules
Giovanni_Capriglione
Organization that persuades pregnant women against having abortions
nonprofit organization established by anti-abortion groups primarily to persuade pregnant women not to have an abortion. In the United States, there are an estimated
Crisis_pregnancy_center
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
house museum at 67 East Road in Adams, Massachusetts. It is notable as the birthplace of suffragist Susan B. Anthony in 1820 and for its association with
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum
Susan_B._Anthony_Birthplace_Museum
American anti-abortion activist 1830–1922
responsible for the increase in laws criminalizing abortion in the late 1800s." Storer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended the Boston Latin
Horatio_Storer
American politician and businessman (born 1967)
receive them). Moreno opposes abortion, describing himself in a 2022 interview as "Absolute pro-life. No exceptions." In 2023, Moreno's campaign revealed
Bernie_Moreno
2021 Act of the Texas Legislature on abortion
Act, Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), is an act of the Texas Legislature that bans abortion after the detection of embryonic or fetal cardiac activity, which normally
Texas_Heartbeat_Act
2014 United States Supreme Court case
challenge to the validity of a Massachusetts law establishing 35-foot (11 m) fixed buffer zones around facilities where abortions were performed. The law –
McCullen_v._Coakley
Specialty license plates
available in 33 states in the United States that express a "choose life" message. The plates are the concept of Choose Life, Inc., an anti-abortion advocacy
Choose_Life_license_plates
Ukrainian-American judge (born 1972)
of Appeals for the First Circuit. She represented the Mississippi abortion clinic in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the United States Supreme
Julie_Rikelman
American manslaughter victim (1935–1964)
self-induced abortion in 1964. A police photograph of her dead body, published by Ms. in 1973, became a symbol for the abortion-rights movement in the United
Gerri_Santoro
Country primarily in North America
12 restricted abortion beginning at the stage of fetal viability, which was defined in Roe v. Wade. Thirteen states restricted abortion after conception
United_States
Miscarriage caused by environmental pollutants
Toxic abortion is a medical phenomenon of spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth caused by toxins in the environment of the mother during pregnancy
Toxic_abortion
priest and bishop Frank Pavone (born 1959) – Catholic ex-priest and anti-abortion activist Satsvarupa das Goswami (born Stephen Guarino, 1939) – writer,
List of people from Staten Island
List_of_people_from_Staten_Island
Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 6. Democratic incumbent Paul Tsongas declined to seek re-election to a second term in office after
1984 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
American political organization
New England Journal of Medicine and asserted that the number of abortions in Massachusetts decreased after the 2006 passage of universal health care there
Catholic_Democrats
American politician (born 1982)
Candidates for Statewide Office in Massachusetts". EMILYs List. June 2, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2024. "With Abortion on the Ballot, Reproductive Equity
Andrea_Campbell
The history of education in Massachusetts covers all levels of schooling in Massachusetts from colonial times to the present. It also includes the political
History of education in Massachusetts
History_of_education_in_Massachusetts
Chemical substances that can terminate a pregnancy
abortifacients used in performing medical abortions include mifepristone, which is typically used in conjunction with misoprostol in a two-step approach
Abortifacient
American judge (born 1971)
degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1999. From 1999 to 2007, Joun
Myong_J._Joun
season the Springfield pet-eating hoax the 2024 United States elections abortion vaccines LGBTQ pasteurization climate change Techniques include AI slop
Republican Party efforts to disrupt the 2024 United States presidential election
Republican_Party_efforts_to_disrupt_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election
Political party
June 24, 2022), which led to abortion bans in much of the country, the Democratic Party rallied behind abortion rights. In the 2022 midterm elections,
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995
anti-abortion wing of the Democratic Party, spearheading the opposition against Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion
Bob_Casey_Sr.
Canadian-born American socialite (1908–1950)
Seymour was a victim of recurrent child incestuous abuse in Ontario and eventually had nine abortions. On 10 January 1931, she married George Tuttle Brokaw
Frances_Ford_Seymour
US nonprofit reproductive health services organization
increases in maternal mortality rates. PPFA is the largest single provider of reproductive health services and the largest single provider of abortions in the
Planned_Parenthood
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