Massachusetts

The Massachusetts legislature's regular session runs from January 07, 2009 to January 05, 2010. At the end of this legislative session, bills may carry over to the following year for consideration.

Anti-Choice Legislation Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses

Pro-Choice Legislation Abortion Ban Repeal Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Repeal

Anti-Choice Legislation Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Bill Number: MA  H  1670 Summary: Modifies existing partially unconstitutional and unenforceable law by requiring women receive state-mandated lecture prior to obtaining abortion services and prohibits abortion unless women wait an additional 24 hours after receiving lecture. Sponsor: Poirier (R) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion Bill Number: MA  H  1746 Summary: Mandates parental consent prior to a young woman obtaining an abortion. Sponsor: Story (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Separate Legal Status for Embryos and Fetuses Bill Number: MA  H  1443 Summary: Amends civil code to establish an "unborn child" as separate and apart from the pregnant woman. Sponsor: Jones (R) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced

Pro-Choice Legislation Abortion Ban Repeal Bill Number: MA  H  1745 Summary: Repeals statute containing a pre-Roe criminal ban on abortion. Repeals medically unnecessary restrictions targeted at abortion providers. Sponsor: Story (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: MA  S  1610 Summary: Repeals statute containing a pre-Roe criminal ban on abortion. Repeals medically unnecessary restrictions targeted at abortion providers. Sponsor: Chandler (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Sex/STD Education - Pro-Choice Bill Number: MA  S  56 Summary: Improves sex education in communtiy-based programs. Sponsor: Menard (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: MA  H  3434 Summary: Improves sex education for young people. Sponsor: Wolf (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: MA  S  218 Summary: Improves sex education for young people. Sponsor: Chandler (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)-Repeal Bill Number: MA  S  1610 Summary: Repeals statute containing a pre-Roe criminal ban on abortion. Repeals medically unnecessary restrictions targeted at abortion providers. Sponsor: Chandler (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced Bill Number: MA  H  1745 Summary: Repeals statute containing a pre-Roe criminal ban on abortion. Repeals medically unnecessary restrictions targeted at abortion providers. Sponsor: Story (D) Introduced: 01/19/2009 Last Action: Introduced

This information was last updated on 10/28/2009

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