AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Massachusetts strips late-term abortion limits as OB-GYN warns new law puts mothers at risk
Governor Maura Healey signed legislation removing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit and granting physicians sole discretion over late-term procedures, a move a board-certified OB-GYN says is medically unnecessary and dangerous for women. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs, told Fox News Digital that when a woman faces […] The post Massachusetts strips late-term abortion limits as OB-GYN warns new law puts mothers at risk appeared first on American Almanac .
Governor Maura Healey signed legislation removing Massachusetts' 24-week abortion limit and granting physicians sole discretion over late-term procedures, a move a board-certified OB-GYN says is medically unnecessary and dangerous for women. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs, told Fox News Digital that when a woman faces a life-threatening pregnancy complication beyond 24 weeks, the answer is delivery, not a multi-day abortion procedure. Francis said she can perform an emergency C-section in under five minutes. A late-term abortion, she said, can take days. Healey signed the bill, formally known as the Prioritizing Patients' Access to Care Act, on…Open