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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

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Sourcehttps://americanalmanac.com/massachusetts-strips-late-term-abortion-limits-as-ob-gyn-warns-new-law-puts-mothers-at-risk/
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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the […] The post Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion appeared first on American Almanac .

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the District of Columbia, to strip gestational age restrictions from its abortion laws. The bill, numbered H.5595, replaces a longstanding framework that generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks except in limited circumstances, such as lethal fetal anomalies or serious risk to the mother's health. Under the new law, doctors alone decide whether to perform an…Open

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Sourcehttps://americanalmanac.com/maura-healey-signs-massachusetts-law-removing-all-gestational-limits-on-abortion/
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